Senior People Relations Specialist

Peabody; City Of London; Hybride; GBP 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible and hybrid working

30 days’ annual leave + bank holidays

Up to 10% pension contribution, 1:1

Two volunteering days per year

Flexible benefits scheme (healthcare,

Résumé du poste

Peabody is seeking a Senior People Relations Specialist to lead complex employee relations casework and coordinate Employment Tribunal processes. You will advise managers, support case documentation, and work with external legal advisers to ensure timely, compliant outcomes.

The role focuses on balancing legal compliance with positive employee relations, supporting ACAS EC, and shaping policy and practice across a values-led organisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing complex employee relations casework from start to finish.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting Employment Tribunal cases from start to completion.
• Ability to advise and influence managers on sensitive, high‑risk ER matters.
• Exceptional written skills with clear, high‑quality case documentation.
• Capable of managing competing priorities and deadlines.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage complex employee relations casework (disciplinaries, grievances, absence, change).
• Advise managers with practical, commercially balanced, legally compliant guidance.
• Coordinate Employment Tribunal cases, ensuring records, documentation and deadlines are met.
• Collaborate with external legal advisers to prepare tribunal docs and bundles.
• Support ACAS Early Conciliation processes and early resolution opportunities.
• Identify risks and recommend policy/practice improvements in ER.
• Build relationships with trade unions and senior stakeholders across the business.
• Coach colleagues within the People team on complex ER matters.

Connaissances

Employee relations

Employment law

Advisory to managers

Tribunal coordination

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Description du poste

We're looking for an experienced and solutions-focused Senior People Relations Specialist to join our People Relations and Wellbeing team.

In this role, you'll be a trusted expert on complex employee relations matters, providing high-quality advice, coaching and support to managers across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in coordinating and supporting employment tribunal cases, ensuring documentation is managed effectively, deadlines are met, and Peabody continues to adopt a fair, balanced and resolution-focused approach to people relations.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Employee Relations professional looking to further develop their employment law expertise while contributing to a values-led organisation that puts people at the heart of everything we do.

As a Senior People Relations Specialist, you’ll:

• Lead and manage complex employee relations casework including disciplinaries, grievances, capability, absence management and organisational change matters.
• Act as a trusted adviser to managers, providing practical, commercially balanced and legally compliant guidance.
• Coordinate Employment Tribunal cases from start to completion, ensuring accurate records, documentation and key deadlines are managed effective.
• Work closely with external legal advisers to prepare tribunal documentation, witness information and case bundles.
• Support ACAS Early Conciliation processes and help identify opportunities for early resolution.
• Identify emerging risks and provide recommendations that balance legal compliance with positive employee relations outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying learning from casework and tribunal activity and helping shape policies, procedures and management practices.
• Build effective relationships with trade union representatives and key stakeholders across the business.
• Coach and support colleagues within the People team on complex employment relations matters.

We're seeking someone who:

• Has extensive experience managing complex employee relations casework from start to finish.
• Has strong experience supporting Employment Tribunal cases from start to completion, including preparing documentation, coordinating processes and working alongside legal advisers.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Can confidently advise and influence managers on sensitive and high-risk employee relations matters.
• Has exceptional written skills and can produce clear, high-quality case documentation.
• Can effectively manage competing priorities and externally imposed deadlines.
• Builds strong relationships with stakeholders, including trade union representatives and senior managers.
• Is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and creating positive workplace experiences for colleagues.

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

Here’s what you’ll get when you join us:

• Flexible and hybrid working
• 30 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Up to 10% pension contribution, matched 1:1
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year
• Flexible benefits scheme (including healthcare, dental care, and more)

What to expect from our recruitment process

We’re committed to a fair, inclusive, and transparent recruitment process.

Our selection process will include a one stage interview process including a presentation and written task and will take place on Monday 23rd November in our Westminster Bridge Road office.

Please read before you apply

We do not offer visa sponsorship for this role.

This advert will close on Thursday 12th November. However, we reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to Talent Specialist Ryan Loasby