Employee Relations Advisor

Location: Edinburgh
Job Reference: 1281667
Role Grade: B1 - TLS

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About This Role

Summary of The Role:

We have an opportunity for an Employee Relations Advisor to join our team in Edinburgh.

Working in a wider team of 7, in this role, you’ll be a trusted partner to our managers, guiding them through everything from day-to-day employee queries to more complex and sensitive cases.

You’ll be at the heart of creating a positive workplace culture, ensuring fair and consistent outcomes while keeping things commercially balanced.

Along the way, you’ll play a key part in shaping our people policies, supporting business change, and helping managers build confidence in handling Employee Relations issues.

What you’ll be doing:
  • Provide timely, consistent and commercial advice to managers on people-related and employment issues.
  • Support business change projects including TUPE transfers, restructures, and harmonisation.
  • Manage and advise on settlement agreements and employment tribunal claims.
  • Review and develop people policies, ensuring compliance with employment law and best practice.
  • Coach and upskill line managers to build confidence in handling employee relations matters.
  • Use data insights to identify trends and drive positive outcomes across the business.
What we’re looking for:
  • Strong end-to-end employee relations experience in a regulated environment. 
  • Ability to manage own workload and multiple cases at any one time.
  • Up-to-date employment law knowledge with the ability to apply it commercially.
  • Experience coaching and influencing managers at all levels.
  • Confidence in handling sensitive cases such as grievance, disciplinary, and settlement agreements.
  • CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience) – Level 7 desirable.
  • A proactive, resilient and solutions-focused approach.
  • Experience working with trade unions, developing policies, or supporting employment tribunals would be a bonus.

The HM to contact is Claire Salah Email: claire.salah@diligenta.co.uk

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