Employee Relations Advisor in Abingdon

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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.

We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realize their individual potential.

Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge.

We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications.

This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values.

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.

Sitting in the People Relations Team, reporting into the UK People Relations Manager, this challenging role would provide you the experience of working in a growing organisation, working on a global scale and be part of a supportive team environment.

Please note that this role does not cover recruitment or learning and development.

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

What you will be doing

• 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.
• Ensure our colleagues are managed effectively and cases are facilitated in an assertive yet sensitive manner at all times.
• Support our managers to develop their people management capabilities whilst adhering to best practice.
• Oversee the management of performance plans to support the People strategy of a high performance based culture.
• Lead investigations, grievances, appeals and manage conflict resolution, ensuring compliance with local legislation, and partner with management to proactively address employee concerns.
• Manage flexible working and sabbatical requests and provide guidance and coaching to managers as required.
• Liaise 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 programmes.
• Ad‑hoc project work as may be required by the business.

Qualifications

• Hierarchical experience in Employee Relations, including handling sensitive and complex cases and providing consistent advice to managers on a variety of employment issues.
• Good working knowledge of current UK employment law and its application.
• Exceptional relationship management skills to partner with the business and 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.
• Competence 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 is 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.

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves.

Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non‑merit‑based factor.

If you have a disability, or face another barrier, and would like to request an adjustment to assist your participation in the hiring process and/or in the advertised position, please contact .

Your request will be reviewed and considered in the strictest confidence.

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