HR Advisor, based Leeds (West Yorkshire)

Overview

In this HR Advisor role, you will support the HR Service Centre across the UK, Ireland and Nordics from Leeds, delivering practical employee relations guidance and ensuring policy compliance. You will handle ER cases, contribute to people-focused projects and work with managers to improve processes in a fast-paced global environment. The role blends advisory work with case management and cross-functional collaboration, offering broad HR exposure. This is a chance to shape employee experience in a multinational setting.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive pension scheme with company contributions matched up to 8%
• Company-funded Simply Health medical cash plan
• Vision care plan
• Life assurance
• Reward Hub discounts and offers from major retailers?Check phrasing for accuracy; kept as listed in ad

Responsibilities

• Provide professional advice to managers and HR Business Partners on employee relations matters while ensuring policy and legal compliance
• Support organisational, policy, and process improvement initiatives across HR
• Coach and guide managers through employee relations activities for compliant outcomes
• Manage employee relations cases including investigations, disciplinary, grievances, performance, and absence issues
• Advise employees and managers on HR policies and procedures
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case management records
• Support HR projects and initiatives across the wider HR team
• Assist with development and continuous improvement of HR processes and ways of working
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business
• Travel occasionally within the UK as required

Key requirements

• Good knowledge of UK employment law, particularly in employee relations
• Experience managing ER cases from initial consultation to resolution
• Ability to work independently with sound judgement and discretion
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Proactive and customer-focused approach
• Experience using HR or case management systems would be advantageous
• CIPD qualification (or equivalent HR experience) would be advantageous

• communication
• influencing
• stakeholder management
• problem-solving
• decision-making
• HR or case management systems

…