Strategic Employee Relations Partner (UK)

Arriva Rail London Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Arriva Rail London Ltd is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Partner to shape positive ER across UK depots. You will lead investigations, advise on disciplinaries, grievances, and absence management, and coach managers to handle complex ER challenges.

The role requires partnering with leaders, HR colleagues and Trade Union representatives to reduce risk and drive proactive ER strategies. The ideal candidate will have strong UK employment law knowledge, excellent coaching and stakeholder

Qualifikationen

• Significant experience in an Employee Relations role.
• Experience in a unionised environment with Trade Union reps.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and its practical application.
• Excellent coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially focused with sound judgement and decision-making.

Aufgaben

• Lead investigations into complex and high-risk ER cases with fair outcomes.
• Provide expert guidance on disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and performance issues.
• Coach HR and management teams on ER challenges.
• Analyse ER data, identify trends and provide insights for management.
• Develop strategies, policies and manager guidance in response to ER trends.
• Embed proactive case management frameworks with risk-based resolution.
• Drive improvements for ER case files and data to reduce volumes and increase efficiency.
• Build strong relationships with leaders, HR, and Trade Union representatives.
• Support organisational change programmes and broader people initiatives.
• Promote manager ownership and accountability for ER issues.

Kenntnisse

Employee Relations

Union relations

UK employment law

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Analytical capability

IT skills

Tools

HR systems

Jobbeschreibung

Arriva Rail London Ltd is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Partner to shape positive ER across UK depots. You will lead investigations, advise on disciplinaries, grievances, and absence management, and coach managers to handle complex ER challenges.

The role requires partnering with leaders, HR colleagues and Trade Union representatives to reduce risk and drive proactive ER strategies. The ideal candidate will have strong UK employment law knowledge, excellent coaching and stakeholder