People Relations Specialist - UK

ABAgri; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Car allowance

Private healthcare

Matched pension up to 10%

Job summary

AB Agri is hiring a People Relations Specialist – UK to support employee relations across the UK with regular travel to sites. This 6-month FTC role offers a salary from £35,000 plus a comprehensive benefits package including a discretionary bonus, car allowance, private healthcare and pension contributions up to 10%.

You will navigate complex people issues, advising leaders and managers to achieve fair, legally sound outcomes while strengthening trust and performance regionally.

Qualifications

• Experience managing employee and industrial relations cases with knowledge of employment law.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with managers, employees and union representatives.
• Confidence advising on complex, sensitive people issues with discretion and professionalism.
• Ability work in a process-driven environment at pace.
• A pragmatic, solution‑focused approach with resilience and sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Managing high volume employee relations cases, including long term sickness, grievances, disputes and performance issues
• Advising leaders and managers on ER, IR, policy and employment law matters, acting as a trusted partner
• Supporting regional change initiatives, including restructures and policy implementation, with clear communication and stakeholder engagement
• Ensuring ER and IR practices are compliant
• Using data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities to improve employee relations outcomes

Skills

Employee relations

Employment law

Relationship building

Discretion & professionalism

Process-driven pace

Job description

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title:People Relations Specialist – UK

Location: UK (with regular travel to sites across the region)

Contract and Shift details: 6 months FTC, full time

Package includes: Salary from £35,000, plus a benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact, including discretionary performance related bonus, car allowance, private healthcare and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%

If you enjoy navigating complex people issues and helping leaders do the right thing — even in challenging situations — this could be a role where you’ll have real influence. You’ll be at the centre of how AB Agri manages employee and industrial relations across the UK, working closely with leaders and People & Performance colleagues to create fair, consistent and legally sound outcomes.

You’ll support managers through change, resolve sensitive issues with confidence and care, and help build a proactive approach to employee relations that strengthens trust, engagement and performance across the region.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing high volume employee relations cases, including long term sickness, grievances, disputes and performance issues


• Advising leaders and managers on ER, IR, policy and employment law matters, acting as a trusted partner


• Supporting regional change initiatives, including restructures and policy implementation, with clear communication and stakeholder engagement


• Ensuring ER and IR practices are compliant


• Using data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities to improve employee relations outcomes

What you'll bring:

• Strong experience managing employee and industrial relation cases, with sound knowledge of employment law


• Ability to build trusted relationships with managers, employees and union representatives


• Confidence advising on complex, sensitive people issues with discretion and professionalism


• Ability work in process driven environment at pace.


• A pragmatic, solution‑focused approach, with resilience and sound judgement

Where growth meets purpose

What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all.With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team we’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.

We’re thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This is a proud moment for us all. It highlights the real progress we’ve made to build a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and fair for everyone. Over the last 5 years we have rebuilt our talent management practices, from inclusive hiring, to transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and the momentum of our Employee Network Groups. Our actions are embedding inclusion at the heart of how we operate and creating a culture where people can be themselves

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.

About The Company

Rewarding your passion

When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it.From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.

About us

We’re AB Agri, part of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry.