Strategic ER & Engagement Partner (Remote)

Zachary Daniels Recruitment; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/field based role

Job summary

Zachary Daniels Recruitment is partnering with a leading UK retailer to appoint an experienced Employee Relations Partner. The role blends complex ER casework with engagement, wellbeing, D&I, policy and broader People projects across a nationwide remit.

You will travel regularly to understand ground realities, provide specialist ER advice, support tribunals, develop policies, and drive employee experience improvements while partnering with unions and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience handling complex and escalated ER cases.
• Up-to-date UK employment law knowledge is required.
• Experience or exposure to Employment Tribunal cases.
• Experience with employee engagement and wider People initiatives.
• Exposure to Trade Unions and dispute resolution.
• Experience creating and delivering ER training.
• Commercial and pragmatic approach to ER
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to coach and challenge managers
• Excellent organisation and communication skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Experience in fast-paced, multi-site environments (retail/hospitality) is helpful

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on complex and escalated ER matters.
• Support disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies and other ER issues.
• Assist with Employment Tribunal cases alongside solicitors.
• Support settlement discussions and ER risk management.
• Review and develop policies to be compliant and practical.
• Contribute to engagement, wellbeing, D&I and reward initiatives.
• Analyse ER data to spot trends and shape solutions.
• Lead ER training to build capability across HR and management.
• Work with Trade Unions and support dispute resolution.
• Drive consistency across a large, multi-site organisation.

Skills

ER casework

Employment law

Tribunal experience

Engagement initiatives

Trade unions

ER training

Commercial mindset

Stakeholder management

Coaching managers

Organisational skills

Driving licence

Retail/hospitality experience

Job description

Zachary Daniels Recruitment is partnering with a leading UK retailer to appoint an experienced Employee Relations Partner. The role blends complex ER casework with engagement, wellbeing, D&I, policy and broader People projects across a nationwide remit.

You will travel regularly to understand ground realities, provide specialist ER advice, support tribunals, develop policies, and drive employee experience improvements while partnering with unions and senior stakeholders.