Job Description

Employee Relations Advisor (Maternity Cover)

Overview

Are you a proactive and approachable HR professional with a passion for fostering positive workplace relationships? We are seeking an Employee Relations Advisor to join a dynamic team on a 7-month fixed-term contract (with potential for extension). This is your chance to make a meaningful impact by supporting managers and employees across a wide range of employee relations matters, all while contributing to a workplace culture that values fun, respect, empowerment, and forward-thinking.

This full-time role is based at a modern office near York.

Benefits

• Salary £28,500 - £32,000 depending on experience
• Mat leave contract 7 months - poss extended
• Hours - Full-time
• Private Medical Cover
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Birthday Lie-In – start late, take a long lunch, or finish early on your special day.
• Paid Volunteering Day – make a difference on company time
• Flexible lunch breaks – start early or finish early, your choice
• Free parking at all our sites.

Responsibilities

• Providing expert advice and guidance to managers on employee relations matters.
• Managing ER cases from start to finish, including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, and appeals.
• Ensuring all ER matters are handled fairly, consistently, and in line with employment legislation and company policies.
• Supporting managers with short-term absence management, probation reviews, and flexible working requests.
• Coaching and upskilling managers on HR policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Supporting UK payroll administration and addressing payroll-related queries.
• Analyzing and reporting on people data, including absence trends and ER metrics.
• Occasionally delivering training sessions and workshops on workplace policies and people-related topics.
• Collaborating with the wider HR team to enhance the overall employee experience.
• Traveling to other sites occasionally

Qualifications

• Proven experience providing HR and employee relations advice.
• Strong knowledge of employee relations processes, policies, and UK employment law.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and support stakeholders at all levels.
• A positive, proactive, and approachable attitude.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Confidence using HR systems and IT packages, including HR reporting tools.
• A solutions-focused mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification (preferred but not essential).
• Knowledge of Dutch employment law (advantageous but not essential).
• Previous payroll administration experience (beneficial).
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between sites.

We do our best to make our adverts as specific as possible so that you do not spend your time applying for roles which are not a match. If you meet the criteria for the role we will be in contact with you.  If you do not, we will email you to advise you of this. If we feel there may be other roles available for you, we will add your details to our database.

Charterhouse Recruitment (Yorkshire) Ltd is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in relation to job applications.  A copy of our Diversity Policy is available upon request.

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