Employee Relations Lead
Location: London (on-site)
Creative/ Consumer
About the Company
Our client is a globally recognised luxury consumer brand known for its exceptional quality, craftsmanship, and customer experience. With a strong international presence and a people-first culture, they are now looking for an experienced Employee Relations professional to join their UK HR team to play a pivotal role in supporting employee relations, workplace investigations, governance, and compliance across the organisation.
The Opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced ER Lead to take ownership of complex and high-profile employee relations matters within a prestigious, fast-paced organisation. Working closely with HR, Legal, Internal Audit, and senior business leaders, you'll lead on a broad range of ER and workplace investigation matters, helping to protect the business whilst ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.
This role would suit someone who thrives in a specialist ER position and enjoys navigating complex cases, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving best practice across the employee lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage complex disciplinary, grievance, capability and absence cases across the UK business.
- Conduct sensitive workplace investigations, including matters relating to misconduct, discrimination, harassment, ethics and conflicts of interest.
- Provide expert Employee Relations advice to managers, HR colleagues, and senior stakeholders.
- Produce detailed investigation reports and recommendations to support decision-making.
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Internal Audit teams on high-risk employee relations matters.
- Support the management of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and other employee data-related matters.
- Review and enhance ER policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with UK employment law and evolving best practice.
- Identify trends and insights from ER activity to support business improvement and reduce organisational risk.
- Deliver training and coaching to managers and HR teams on ER processes, investigations, and employment legislation.
More about You
- Significant experience managing complex Employee Relations casework within a multi-site environment.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and ACAS guidelines.
- Proven experience conducting workplace investigations and managing high-risk ER matters.
- Experience advising on issues such as misconduct, grievances, discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, and performance management.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Excellent report-writing, analytical, and decision-making capabilities.
- The ability to handle highly sensitive matters with discretion and professionalism.
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