Hybrid Employee Relations Specialist | Leicester

RAFAKidz Limited; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 33 days annual leave

Company sick pay

Health cashback plan

Mental health and wellbeing support

Cycle to Work Scheme

Refer a Friend bonus payments

Job summary

RAFAKidz is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join our HR team in Leicester, delivering expert ER guidance and investigations while shaping policy across RAF family nurseries. The role is hybrid, with office presence required after probation.

You will support managers on disciplinary, grievance and absence matters, ensure compliant case handling, and help drive improvements in employee engagement and retention across RAFAKidz.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience managing complex employee relations cases.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising managers across a broad range of employee relations matters.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong investigation, problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
• High levels of discretion and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and guidance on complex employee relations matters.
• Support and advise managers on disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence management and appeal processes.
• Conduct and support workplace investigations where required.
• Ensure employee relations cases are managed consistently and in line with employment legislation and best practice.
• Support the resolution of workplace disputes and employee concerns.
• Develop, review and update HR policies and procedures.
• Ensure people policies reflect current legislation and best practice.
• Coach and mentor managers on employee relations issues.
• Design and deliver training to improve management capability.
• Support managers to build positive and productive working environments.
• Analyse employee relations trends and workforce data.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce organisational risk.
• Support initiatives that enhance employee engagement and retention.

Skills

Employee relations

UK employment law

Stakeholder management

Investigation skills

Decision making

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

CEzanne HRIS

Job description

RAFAKidz is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join our HR team in Leicester, delivering expert ER guidance and investigations while shaping policy across RAF family nurseries. The role is hybrid, with office presence required after probation.

You will support managers on disciplinary, grievance and absence matters, ensure compliant case handling, and help drive improvements in employee engagement and retention across RAFAKidz.