HR Business Partner

Our client is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner with a strong Employee Relations background.  This role is critical in delivering a high-quality, people-centred HR service, focusing on managing complex ER matters, advising leaders on employment law, and fostering positive employee relations across the business. 

Employee Relations 

• Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence, and restructuring matters.
• Provide expert, pragmatic employment law advice to managers and senior leaders.
• Support and coach managers to handle ER matters confidently, fairly, and consistently.
• Liaise with external solicitors and advisors where required.
• Proactively identify ER risks and implement preventative solutions to improve employee relations and reduce business risk.

Business Partnering:

• Partner with Regional and Area Managers to embed people initiatives and best practice.
• Influence and coach leaders to improve people management capability.
• Support organisational design, workforce planning, and succession planning. 

Employee Lifecycle & Talent:

• Support all stages of the employee lifecycle, focusing on employee experience and engagement.
• Identify key talent and support development and retention strategies.
• Promote a fair, inclusive, and empathetic people approach across the business.

Training & Development:

• Deliver and support training in line with the curriculum.
• Identify skills gaps, particularly in people management and ER capability.
• Track, evaluate, and report on training effectiveness.

Reporting, Change & Engagement:

• Analyse HR data to identify ER trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Produce clear reports and insights to support operational decision-making.
• Support engagement initiatives, surveys, and wider people projects.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong, up-to-date employment law knowledge with significant ER case management experience.
• Proven experience operating as an HR Business Partner in a fast-paced, multi-site environment
• Confident handling of sensitive, complex, and high-risk employee relations matters.
• Excellent influencing, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially minded with strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and HR information systems 
• CIPD Level 5 or 7 (preferred).