People Partner

Essential Employment; Washington; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

JobsTrackR is seeking a People Partner for a temporary role based in Sunderland. The role focuses on delivering a high-quality people service, acting as a trusted partner to managers, and handling a broad range of employee relations matters such as attendance, performance, investigations, grievances, disciplinaries, restructures and TUPE activity.

The successful candidate will build strong relationships with managers and trade union representatives, provide compliant advice, uplift managerial

Qualifications

• Experience handling employee relations cases and investigations.
• Ability to coach managers and develop practical policies.
• Experience with TUPE and restructures is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality people service to managers and staff.
• Lead on employee relations matters including attendance, performance, grievances and disciplinaries.
• Support pay and grading processes and maintain ER records.
• Contribute to policy development and workforce planning.

Skills

Employee relations

Coaching

Policy development

Data analysis

HR records

Tools

HRIS

Job description

People Partner needed in Sunderland

This is a temporary role and the rate is £21.52ph PAYE

The reference number is: 5307808

The successful candidate will provide a high-quality, customer-focused people service across their designated areas, acting as a trusted partner to managers and confidently leading on a wide range of employee relations matters including attendance, performance, investigations, grievances, disciplinaries, restructures and TUPE activity.

They will build strong, professional relationships with managers and trade union representatives to support early resolution of issues, deliver consistent and compliant advice, and proactively identify risks and solutions. They will uplift managerial capability through coaching and training, contribute to workforce and succession planning conversations, maintain accurate ER records, develop people-related resources, and support the creation and implementation of policies that reflect organisational values and good practice. They will also analyse people data to inform decision-making, ensure fair and consistent application of pay and grading processes, and demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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