Employee Relations Specialist

Job description

Employee Relations Advisor / Specialist

12 month Fixed Term Contract

London Hybrid 50:50

Salary £50k plus benefits

We’re looking for an experienced Employee Relations Specialist / Advisor / Manager to join a growing ER function in a fast‑paced, professional environment. Supporting a large workforce, you’ll provide expert, pragmatic ER advice and partner closely with HR and senior stakeholders on complex people matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide commercial ER advice on disciplinary, grievance, discrimination, restructuring, capability, contractual matters and settlement agreements
• Lead and manage formal investigations, ensuring fair process and legal compliance
• Assess risk and make clear, practical recommendations on individual cases
• Support organisational change activity, including redundancy and TUPE programmes
• Draft, review and update people policies in line with legislation and best practice
• Produce reports and recommendations for senior stakeholders
• Coach and upskill HR colleagues and act as an escalation point for complex ER issues
• Track legislation, ER trends and emerging best practice

About You

• Strong experience in an Employee Relations or policy‑focused role
• Excellent working knowledge of UK employment law
• Proven ability to manage ER cases independently and influence senior stakeholders
• Pragmatic, solutions‑focused approach aligned to business needs
• Experience of coaching HR teams and drafting policies
• Confident written communicator
• Fully CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience)

Why Apply?

You’ll join a collaborative, people‑focused organisation that values trust, learning and professional development, with flexible working practices and exposure to complex, high‑impact ER work.

Please quote 52337 when calling Simon Geere at Alexander Lloyd or email them at sge@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd Human Resources Recruitment Solutions is the leading recruiter for HR Director, Manager, Business Partner, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, Talent Acquisition and Reward opportunities across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website

www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk

for any other roles which may be of interest.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-05-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English