HR Advisor — Employee Relations & People Impact

Jobtailor; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an HR Advisor to support the Port Director and local management teams across Glasgow and Greenock in delivering People Plan objectives.

You will provide practical HR advice to managers, coach on policies and employment law, manage employee relations matters, and work with the HR Business Partner on change initiatives and data reporting. The role requires CIPD qualification or progression, strong communication, and the ability to work independently with remote HR colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experience providing HR advice to managers.
• Strong grounding in HR practice and employment law.
• Ability to interpret policies fairly and practically.
• Good communication and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable working with data and HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the Port Director and local management teams to deliver divisional targets and objectives
• Provide practical HR advice to managers to help them lead teams effectively and make fair, consistent decisions
• Coach, educate and support managers on HR policies, procedures and employment legislation
• Support employee relations activity, including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances and capability matters
• Guide managers through employee relations processes in a timely and professional way
• Work with the HR Business Partner to support change, business improvement and wider People Plan activity
• Initiate and facilitate local people initiatives that improve ways of working and support business priorities
• Proactively manage short- and long-term sickness absence and ill-health capability cases
• Make Occupational Health referrals where needed
• Help managers follow up on GP or Occupational Health recommendations
• Work across King George V Dock and Greenock operational sites

Skills

HR Policies

Employment Law

Employee Relations

Sickness Absence

HR Systems

Data Analysis

Report Writing

Education

CIPD Qualification

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an HR Advisor to support the Port Director and local management teams across Glasgow and Greenock in delivering People Plan objectives.

You will provide practical HR advice to managers, coach on policies and employment law, manage employee relations matters, and work with the HR Business Partner on change initiatives and data reporting. The role requires CIPD qualification or progression, strong communication, and the ability to work independently with remote HR colleagues.