Employee Relations Specialist

Employee Relations Specialist (6-Month Contract)

Posted: 22/09/2026

Closing Date: 04/10/2026

Job Type: Contract

Location:

Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Job Category: HR & Recruitment

Where will your career take you next? Let’s find out together.

At Zurich Cover-More, we’re proud to be one of the world’s leading travel insurance and assistance providers. Each year, we protect more than 20 million travellers worldwide, making sure we’re there every step of their journey with proactive care, personalised cover and specialist support. Zurich Cover-More partners with many of the world’s best-known brands – think major airlines, travel giants, top banks, credit card providers, and large retailers – to deliver more care, more cover, for all.

Launched in December 2024, Zurich Cover-More is the global travel brand of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s leading multi-line insurers. Our family of customer-facing brands includes trusted names like Travel Guard, Cover-More Travel Insurance, Travelex Insurance, Universal Assistance, World Travel Protection, Freely, and Blue Insurance. Together, we’re redefining what it means to travel safely and with confidence. Whether it’s a long-awaited holiday, a last-minute business trip, or an unexpected detour, we deliver in the moments that matter.

What you’ll be doing:

• You’ll partner with leaders and People teams to deliver effective employee relations support across a range of organisational change initiatives.
• You’ll provide trusted advice and guidance on employee relations matters, helping ensure fair, consistent and commercially pragmatic outcomes.
• You’ll support the planning and delivery of workforce change activities while ensuring a positive employee experience and compliance with employment legislation.
• You’ll work closely with stakeholders across the business to navigate complex people matters and mitigate potential risks.
• You’ll partner with external legal advisers and internal teams to ensure employment-related decisions are well informed and appropriately managed.
• You’ll develop and maintain high-quality documentation, communications and reporting that support organisational change programmes and employee relations activity.
• You’ll build strong relationships with leaders, colleagues and employee representatives, acting as a trusted advisor throughout key people initiatives.
• You’ll contribute to the continuous improvement of employee relations practices, processes and governance across the organisation.

What skills and experience you’ll bring on this journey:

• You’ll bring significant Employee Relations experience, ideally gained within a large, complex or matrix organisation.
• You’ll have proven experience supporting restructures, redundancies and organisational change programmes.
• You’ll demonstrate a strong knowledge of UK employment law and consultation requirements.
• You’ll have experience partnering directly with employment lawyers and managing legally sensitive cases.
• You’ll possess excellent written communication skills, with the ability to create accurate and compliant documentation.
• You’ll bring strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• You’ll be able to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• You’ll demonstrate excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
  
  You’ll have experience supporting collective consultation exercises, which would be highly desirable.
• You’ll bring experience gained within an international organisation, which would be advantageous.
• You’ll be flexible to travel to our Brighton office on an ad-hoc basis as needed.

Why you’ll love working with us!

We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, results-orientation, and forward-thinking.

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