Employee Relations Advisor

Company Description

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100. Taylor & Francis Group operates globally and produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge.

Job Description

We have a great opportunity for an Employee Relations Advisor to join us for a 10-month fixed term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our growing organisation and collaborate with our People Business Partners on employee relations matters including performance management, absence management, and employee wellbeing. This role will also focus on other key HR priorities including driving and building commitment to our performance management agenda by educating managers and equipping them with tools and learning.

The role will be based in our office in Milton Park, Oxfordshire.

What you will be doing:

• As an experienced Employee Relations Advisor you will provide a supportive and consistent level of advice and guidance to our managers regarding a range of employee relations issues including performance management, absence management and wellbeing.
• Ensuring our colleagues are managed effectively and cases are facilitated in an assertive yet sensitive manner at all times.
• Supporting our managers to develop their people management capabilities whilst adhering to best practice.
• Overseeing the management of performance plans to support the People strategy of a high performance based culture.
• The Employee Relations Advisor leads investigations, grievances, appeals and manages conflict resolution, ensures compliance with local legislation, and partners with management to proactively address employee concerns.
• Managing flexible working and sabbatical requests and providing guidance and coaching to managers as required.
• Liaising with our shared service teams to ensure data integrity for payroll and employee reporting.
• Review and identify trends from cases, leavers and sickness absence and make recommendations for improvement.
• Drive, communicate and build commitment to T&F performance management policies and processes into the business through workshops.
• Provide support in acquisitions, restructures and change programs.
• Ad-hoc project work as may be required by the business.

Qualifications

Ideally you will be CIPD qualified, or part qualified with a keen interest in your own continuous professional development. The following key skills are required:

• A solid Employee Relations background including experience handling sensitive and complex employee relations cases and the ability to provide consistent advice and guidance to managers on a variety of employment issues.
• A good working knowledge of current UK employment law and its application.
• Exceptional relationship management skills to partner with the business to build strong internal and external working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Excellent conflict resolution skills.
• Strong HRIS skills in SAP HR or similar.
• Competent in Microsoft Excel to an intermediate level.
• Knowledge of global mobility, benefits and acquisitions would be advantageous but is not essential.

Additional Information

Location: We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at conference – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely. The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of our Milton Park office to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in-person time.

Our Milton Park office will be relocating to Oxford city centre in late 2027 / early 2028, offering an exciting new workplace in the heart of the city.

Closing Date: Applications will close on 28th July 2026 but we will be shortlisting alongside advertising so please apply early!

What we offer in return:

• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture.
• 25 days annual leave per year plus a day off for your birthday.
• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season at the end of the year.
• 4 paid volunteering days each year.
• Company funded single cover private medical insurance.
• Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support.
• Share Match – Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
• Pension scheme.
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care.

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self.

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis: If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and contribute regardless of their identity or background.