Employee Relations Manager
Core
Provide confident, commercially focused and risk-aware employee relations leadership across the business while leading a team of People Advisors.
Role type
Senior IC employee relations manager (team lead)
Builds
Consistent, proportionate, and legally compliant employee relations outcomes for managers and senior stakeholders.
Domain
Professional services / HR / Employment Law (UK & Ireland)
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Employee relations strategy, team leadership and coaching, UK employment law, risk assessment, stakeholder management, complex case handling, documentation drafting, cross-jurisdictional knowledge (UK/Ireland), commercial awareness
Preferred skills
Irish employment law, experience with Employment Tribunal matters, restrictive covenant expertise, post-employment obligations, CIPD qualification
Technologies
ACAS, Employment Tribunal processes
Responsibilities
Lead, coach and support a team of People Advisors; Provide day-to-day direction on case handling, risk assessment, stakeholder management and escalation points; Build capability within the team through feedback, coaching and consistent quality review of advice, documentation and case strategy; Help create a team culture that is commercially aware, accountable, proactive and focused on high-quality advisory work.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership