Hr Advisor

The HR Advisor provides hands-on, practical HR and employee relations support to managers and employees across the business. The role focuses heavily on managing ER cases end-to-end, ensuring compliance with UK employment law, company policies, and best practice, while supporting a positive and consistent employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

1. Employee Relations (Core Focus)

• Manage a full range of ER cases end-to-end, including:

  • Disciplinary (conduct & capability)

  • Grievance

  • Absence management (short- and long-term)

  • Probation management

  • Flexible working requests

  • Low-level conflict and mediation

• Advise managers on fair, consistent and legally compliant processes, aligned to ACAS guidance and internal policy.

• Draft ER documentation including:

  • Investigation letter, outcome letter, PIP documentation, hearing invites and decisions

• Support and, where required, conduct investigations, including note-taking and report writing.

• Identify ER trends and proactively flag risks to HR Manager / P&C BP.

2. HR Advisory & Manager Support

• Act as a trusted first point of contact for managers on day-to-day people matters.

• Support organisational change activity (e.g. restructures, role changes, redundancies) where required.

• Support the review and updating of HR policies.

• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records

4. People Operations & HR Projects

• Support core HR processes including:

  • Onboarding & probation reviews

  • Contract changes

  • Leavers and exit processes

• Produce basic HR metrics and reports (e.g. ER case volumes, absence trends).