Employee Relations Advisor in Fife

Location: Glenrothes office. This full‑time role requires 5 days a week onsite.

About the Company: At The HR Booth, we work in partnership with our clients, taking great care and attention to understand our clients' business, culture and people. We offer commercial advice and solutions, supporting SME businesses across the UK in many sectors and industries, supporting all aspects of HR. Our clients include growing and aspiring organisations across manufacturing, technology, construction, family businesses, charities, social enterprises and other SME organisations of varying sizes.

Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity for a full‑time Employee Relations Advisor to join our friendly team.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting our HR Consultants through the provision of generalist, proactive support on a range of employee‑relations issues.
• Providing an efficient service for our clients.
• Leading and managing complex and sensitive ER cases, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence management, redundancy and appeals.
• Coaching and supporting line managers to build their ER capability and confidence in handling people matters.
• Advising on employment law and internal policies, ensuring a fair and consistent approach.
• Managing the email inbox and responding to clients in a timely manner.
• Answering telephone calls from our clients on all ER matters, providing a timely response and solution.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Proven experience in an Employee Relations Advisor role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and best‑practice ER case management.
• A coaching mindset with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.
• Comfortable managing a varied and high‑volume caseload with a proactive and solutions‑focused approach.
• Experience of advising on redundancy processes is a plus.
• Resilient, flexible, assertive and confident in approach.
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage and prioritise a busy and varied workload.
• Excellent stakeholder, people and change management skills.
• Customer‑focused approach.
• Problem‑solving ability in a fast‑paced business.
• CIPD or employment law qualification is a plus.

Benefits:

• Good learning opportunities and support with professional training where appropriate.
• Employee Assistance Programme for team members and their families.
• Private health care from day one.
• Company pension scheme via salary exchange scheme.
• Electric vehicle via salary exchange.
• Time off to support volunteer projects.
• Access to hundreds of discounts with retailers globally.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• 30 days annual leave, with an extra day off on your birthday, Wellness Wednesday and paid time off for ‘moments that matter’.

We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.