Strategic Employee Relations Leader (Hybrid)

Churchill Group; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Ownership

33 days holiday

Enhanced leave

Life assurance

GP access

Volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Discounts program

Job summary

Churchill Group in Gateshead is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Manager to lead a team of ER professionals. The role focuses on delivering expert ER leadership, ensuring legally compliant and commercially sound advice, and guiding complex, high‑risk cases across multiple sites.

You will report to the Head of HR and drive high standards, accountability and continuous improvement within the ER function while supporting TUPE and organisational change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an Employee Relations, HR Advisory or broader HR team.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and ER matters.
• Proven experience handling high-volume ER activity in a large multi-site org.
• Experience with TUPE, organisational change, restructures and redundancies.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert leadership for ER solutions and expertise.
• Oversee complex and high-risk employee relations matters.
• Direct ER advice to be commercially sound and legally compliant.
• Coach and develop a geographically dispersed ER team.
• Manage disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance and redundancy matters.
• Support TUPE transfers and industrial relations cases.
• Review casework quality and ensure robust audits.
• Prepare Employment Tribunal materials and ACAS matters as needed.

Skills

Employee relations

HR advisory

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Job description

Churchill Group in Gateshead is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Manager to lead a team of ER professionals. The role focuses on delivering expert ER leadership, ensuring legally compliant and commercially sound advice, and guiding complex, high‑risk cases across multiple sites.

You will report to the Head of HR and drive high standards, accountability and continuous improvement within the ER function while supporting TUPE and organisational change initiatives.