Senior HR Consultant - Employee Relations | Hybrid

Wade Macdonald; Hook; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Wade Macdonald in Fleet is partnering with a growing HR consultancy to recruit an experienced Senior HR Consultant with a strong Employee Relations background. This client-facing role will own complex ER matters and provide commercially focused guidance to client organisations.

You will be based in the Fleet office at least three days per week, with occasional client travel, and will benefit from a competitive salary and benefits package in a collaborative consultancy environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in senior operational HR with a strong background in complex Employee Relations.
• Excellent employment law knowledge and sound judgement.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence at all levels.
• Confident working independently in a consultancy setting.
• Willingness to be based in Fleet with hybrid working (3 days/wk in the office).

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for complex ER matters, including disciplinary procedures, grievances, absence management and performance concerns.
• Advise management teams on sensitive employment issues, ensuring decisions comply with current legislation.
• Oversee investigations, formal hearings and termination processes.
• Prepare accurate HR correspondence, investigation findings and consultation documentation.
• Guide managers through difficult conversations and build their confidence in handling employee issues.
• Ensure HR frameworks and procedures remain practical, consistent and compliant with employment law.
• Identify opportunities to enhance HR processes, documentation and operational effectiveness.
• Provide guidance on organisational restructuring, TUPE transfers and workforce changes.
• Keep abreast of employment law developments and translate changes into practical advice.
• Establish positive relationships with clients and provide dependable, commercially balanced recommendations.

Skills

Employee relations

Employment law knowledge

Stakeholder management

Client-facing

Independent working

Job description

Wade Macdonald in Fleet is partnering with a growing HR consultancy to recruit an experienced Senior HR Consultant with a strong Employee Relations background. This client-facing role will own complex ER matters and provide commercially focused guidance to client organisations.

You will be based in the Fleet office at least three days per week, with occasional client travel, and will benefit from a competitive salary and benefits package in a collaborative consultancy environment.