HR Advisor – Employee Relations

Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hybrid Working Available)

Pay:£16.59 per hour PAYE

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Temporary

Start Date:13th July 2026

Duration: October 2026

In addition to the agreed hourly rate, you will be entitled to paid holiday.

About the Role

E-Personnel Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced HR Advisor to join their busy Employee Relations team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional with a strong Employee Relations background who enjoys partnering with managers, resolving complex people matters and supporting organisational change across a large organisation.

Reporting to the Employee Relations Specialist, you will provide expert advice and guidance to managers across the business, helping to build management capability while ensuring compliance with employment legislation, HR policies and best practice.

Working closely with the wider People team and HR Business Partners, you will also play an important role in supporting organisational change projects, analysing HR trends and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

This position offers hybrid working, combining office and home working in line with Sovereign Network Group's hybrid working policy.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing expert Employee Relations advice and guidance to managers across the organisation.
• Managing a varied Employee Relations caseload including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance matters.
• Coaching and developing managers to confidently manage Employee Relations issues.
• Supporting organisational change including restructures, changes to terms and conditions, redeployment, redundancy, outplacement and TUPE transfers.
• Ensuring compliance with employment legislation, company policies and HR best practice.
• Analysing management information and trends to identify opportunities to improve organisational performance.
• Preparing accurate case documentation and maintaining confidential Employee Relations records.
• Working closely with HR Business Partners and the wider People team to support key initiatives.
• Building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation.
• Supporting continuous improvement within the HR function.

What We Are Looking For

• CIPD qualified or currently working towards a CIPD qualification.
• Previous experience as an HR Advisor or Employee Relations Advisor.
• Demonstrable experience managing Employee Relations casework.
• Experience coaching and developing managers on Employee Relations matters.
• Sound knowledge of current UK Employment Law.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage a busy and varied workload.

Skills

Employee Relations, Employment Law, HR Advisory, Case Management, Coaching Managers, Organisational Change, TUPE, Stakeholder Management, CIPD, Time Management,

Should your application be successful, you will be contacted shortly.

Please note: The job title shown above may be different to local job titles used in the client's business and issued on their contract of employment.

Thank you for your interest in our role. E-Personnel Recruitment endeavours to respond to all applications, however, due to the volume of CVs received, this may not always be possible. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.