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)