Regional HR Business Partner, Yorkshire | ER & People Strategy

Linley and Simpson; Horsforth; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Pension Scheme

Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Enhanced Family Friendly Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Smart Tech Scheme

Cycle2Work Scheme

Company socials

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Linley & Simpson is seeking a Regional HR Business Partner for Yorkshire. This hybrid role involves office work with regular travel to branches; you will be the trusted people partner for MDs, branch managers, and new hires.

You’ll report to the Head of People Experience, with a dotted line to the Head of People Advisory on employee relations. As part of Lomond, you’ll connect Yorkshire with the group People team, delivering pragmatic advice to protect the business, support colleagues and drive

Qualifications

• Generalist HR experience with a strong employee relations track record in a multi-site business.
• Experience running investigations, hearings and difficult conversations with empathy and professionalism.
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law, with sound judgement on people risk.
• A coaching style that helps managers solve problems for themselves.
• Experience supporting organisational change and balancing casework with projects & branch visits.
• Comfort with HR systems and people data, plus a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Own employee relations cases from start to finish, from disciplinary & grievance to absence, performance & capability, keeping outcomes fair & consistent.
• Run investigations & support hearings, including cover for other regions, with accurate records & early escalation of high‑risk matters.
• Coach managers to handle people issues fairly & consistently themselves.
• Be the first point of contact for the MD & leadership team on people matters, challenging constructively when business needs & people risk pull in different directions.
• Get to know the commercial drivers of every brand through regular branch visits.
• Combine what you see in branches with engagement, onboarding & exit data to spot people risks early & share regional trends with the group.
• Lead the local rollout of group programmes like the end‑of‑year review, engagement surveys & policy changes.
• Help new starters settle in, checking in through their first 90 days & guiding managers through probation, contract changes & leavers.
• Produce regional People reporting & train managers on People systems so self‑service becomes the norm.

Skills

Generalist HR

Employee relations

Investigations

Coaching managers

Change management

HR data literacy

Driving licence

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Linley & Simpson is seeking a Regional HR Business Partner for Yorkshire. This hybrid role involves office work with regular travel to branches; you will be the trusted people partner for MDs, branch managers, and new hires.

You’ll report to the Head of People Experience, with a dotted line to the Head of People Advisory on employee relations. As part of Lomond, you’ll connect Yorkshire with the group People team, delivering pragmatic advice to protect the business, support colleagues and drive