HR Business Partner – Employee Relations and Employment Law

Overview

In this HR Business Partner role, you will apply UK and EU employment law to shape people decisions and leadership action. You’ll partner with senior leaders across the UK and Europe to design legal, commercially smart HR solutions that enhance the employee experience. You will influence change through data, policy, and people initiatives, driving a healthier culture and sustainable growth. This position offers visibility to senior leadership and a broad platform to impact culture and HR strategy.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Multicultural and hybrid working environment
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Wellbeing Benefits
• Educational Development Program

Responsibilities

• Advise senior leaders on complex employee relations matters with commercial insight
• Lead employee relations across multiple business units balancing legal requirements and people experience
• Translate UK/EU employment law, ACAS guidance, CIPD best practice into practical actions for leaders
• Build confidence in leaders to handle people matters fairly and with accountability
• Shape forward-looking HR programmes across ER, performance, absence, diversity, wellbeing, recognition and communication
• Partner with HR Centres of Excellence on organisational design and change
• Identify emerging people and culture challenges and influence lasting solutions
• Design simpler HR processes to improve service quality and employee experience
• Ensure HR policies remain clear, relevant, and compliant with regulations
• Oversee compensation processes and leverage market data to improve practices
• Act as a visible champion for engagement, wellbeing, reward, and recognition
• Maintain strong regulatory and compliance alignment across the organisation

Key requirements

• Extensive generalist HRBP experience
• Strong knowledge of UK and EU employment law and health and safety at work
• Experience guiding complex employee relations matters
• End-to-end HR project leadership in fast-moving environments
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial priorities and employee experience
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and influence skills
• Clear, credible communication with leaders and employees
• Proactive, curious, and solutions-focused mindset
• Discretion and integrity with sensitive information
• Organisational, adaptable, and priority-driven
• Ability to build trust-based relationships at all levels
• CIPD qualification at level 5 or above
• Degree level education (essential)
• Law qualification at degree level or equivalent (desirable)

• Collaborative
• Analytical/problem-solving
• Influence and negotiation
• UK employment law knowledge
• EU employment law knowledge
• ACAS guidance familiarity

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