Remote Employee Relations Advisor – Fixed-Term (to 2027)

Brampton Recruitment Ltd; Newcastle-under-Lyme; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Brampton Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Employee Relations Advisor to support a Newcastle-under-Lyme client on a fixed-term contract until March 2027. You will manage investigations, disciplinaries, grievances and absence cases while coaching managers and ensuring compliant HR practices.

You will engage in change management projects, assist with recruitment processes, and help harmonise policies across the business. This role offers hybrid working with occasional travel to local sites.

Qualifications

• CIPD CPP / CHRP qualification is highly advantageous.
• Experience at HR Advisor/People Service Advisor level with project experience.
• Experience in change management, HRIS, mergers or reorganisations.
• Experience conducting individual consultation meetings on ER matters (e.g., ending fixed-term contracts; redeployment; variation of terms and conditions; TUPE transfers; restructuring).
• Experience handling complex employee relations cases (discipline, sickness absence, investigations).
• Experience generating management information reports from HR and ATS data.
• Strong MS Office skills, including Excel for data analysis.
• Able to pass a DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support on investigations, disciplinary, grievance, and absence cases.
• Coach managers on performance management and interventions.
• Lead projects including change management, restructuring, and mergers.
• Coordinate recruitment processes with People Services for smooth delivery.
• Develop and implement People Services policies and track employment-law updates.
• Provide management information reports and trend analysis to stakeholders.

Skills

MS Office

Excel

Data analysis

Education

CIPD CPP / CHRP

Tools

HRIS

ATS

Job description

Brampton Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Employee Relations Advisor to support a Newcastle-under-Lyme client on a fixed-term contract until March 2027. You will manage investigations, disciplinaries, grievances and absence cases while coaching managers and ensuring compliant HR practices.

You will engage in change management projects, assist with recruitment processes, and help harmonise policies across the business. This role offers hybrid working with occasional travel to local sites.