Hr Business Partner - Employee Relations & TUPE

The Bukola Group; Datchet; Híbrido; GBP 60 000 - 65 000; Tempo integral

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Benefits

Resumo da oferta

The Bukola Group is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner - Employee Relations & TUPE to lead a specialist ER and TUPE function. You will guide complex people matters, manage risk, and drive compliant workforce transitions across a growing organisation.

Working within the HR Business Partnering team, you will support senior leaders, manage TUPE activity, and contribute to organisational change while maintaining high standards of governance and advisory support.

Qualificações

• Proven experience as HR Business Partner or senior Employee Relations role.
• Extensive experience handling complex and high-risk ER cases.
• Strong TUPE, restructuring and organisational change knowledge.
• Up-to-date UK employment law, ACAS guidance and HR best practice.
• Experience leading and coaching teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and pragmatic decision-making.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the employee relations service across the organisation with consistent quality.
• Act as escalation point for high-risk ER cases including disciplinary, grievances and Tribunal matters.
• Provide expert guidance to senior leaders on complex people issues.
• Lead or support restructuring, redundancy and organisational change programmes.
• Oversee TUPE transfers from planning to delivery and ensure compliant processes.
• Ensure governance, documentation and case management are maintained.

Conhecimentos

HR strategy

Employee relations

TUPE knowledge

Stakeholder management

Leadership & coaching

Commercial awareness

Formação académica

CIPD Level 5 or 7

Ferramentas

HR systems

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Location: Datchet, Slough / Hybrid

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 + Benefits

Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Role

Lead Employee Relations & TUPE Across a Growing Organisation

The Bukola Group is delighted to be partnering with a leading business services organisation to recruit an experienced HR Business Partner - Employee Relations & TUPE.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused HR professional to take ownership of a specialist Employee Relations and TUPE function, providing expert guidance on complex people matters while leading a dedicated ER and TUPE team.

Operating as part of the wider HR Business Partnering team, you will work closely with senior leaders across the business, supporting organisational change, managing risk, and ensuring a consistent and legally compliant approach to employee relations and workforce transitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation's employee relations service, ensuring a high-quality, consistent approach across the business.


• Act as the escalation point for complex and high-risk employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability, performance, whistleblowing, discrimination, and Employment Tribunal matters.


• Provide expert advice and guidance to senior leaders on complex people issues.


• Lead or support restructuring, redundancy, and organisational change programmes.


• Identify trends and emerging people risks, implementing proactive solutions to minimise escalation and business risk.


• Ensure robust governance, documentation, and case management processes are maintained.


• Lead and oversee inbound and outbound TUPE transfers from initial planning through to delivery.


• Manage consultation processes, due diligence activities, employee liability information, and transfer documentation.


• Support tender activity, acquisitions, contract mobilisations, and demobilisations by providing expert workforce and employment law advice.


• Partner with operational leaders and stakeholders to mitigate people-related risks and ensure successful workforce transitions.


• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and senior operational leaders to deliver people solutions that support business objectives.


• Build effective relationships with key stakeholders, external advisers, and employee representatives.


• Provide commercially focused, pragmatic advice while maintaining compliance with employment legislation and HR best practice.


• Influence decision-making and support leaders through challenging and sensitive workplace situations.


• Lead, coach and develop the ER Advisory and TUPE teams.


• Drive a culture of accountability, development, collaboration, and continuous improvement.


• Build capability across HR and management teams through coaching, training, guidance, and knowledge sharing.


• Monitor resources, workload allocation, and service delivery standards.


• Ensure consistent application of HR policies and procedures across the organisation.


• Lead improvements to ER and TUPE frameworks, processes, policies, and documentation.


• Produce management information and trend analysis to support strategic workforce planning and decision-making.


• Maintain strong compliance, audit, and governance standards across all employee relations and TUPE activities.

About You

We are keen to speak with experienced HR professionals who have developed strong expertise in employee relations, organisational change, and TUPE within complex, fast-paced environments.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience operating at HR Business Partner level or within a senior Employee Relations position.


• Extensive experience managing complex and high-risk employee relations cases.


• Strong practical knowledge of TUPE, restructuring, redundancy, and organisational change.


• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law, ACAS guidance, and HR best practice.


• Previous experience leading, developing, and coaching teams.


• Ability to build credibility and influence senior stakeholders.


• Strong commercial awareness and pragmatic decision-making skills.


• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.


• Experience using people data and HR systems to support decision-making.


• Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within facilities management, outsourced services, cleaning, security, or other operationally led environments.


• Exposure to trade union engagement and collective consultation processes.


• Experience supporting tenders, business acquisitions, mobilisations, or contract transitions.


• CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 qualification, or equivalent professional experience.

Why Join Us

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and people-focused organisation where you can make a genuine impact. You'll play a key role in shaping employee relations strategy, supporting business transformation, leading specialist teams, and driving best practice across a complex operational environment.