Who you are

- Joining us as an Employee Relations Manager, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a Human Resources professional qualification, ideally Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) with post qualification HR experience as a specialist in Employee Relations demonstrating the following skills:

- Experience of managing a formal process of grievance, appeal, capability and disciplinary

- Experience of advising on and being involved in restructures, changes to terms and conditions or negotiated exits weighing up the risks and using judgement

- Excellent communication skills – written and verbal - to hold formal meetings, provide and create supporting documentation including report writing

- Attention to detail and ability to self-review own work and others

What the job involves

- Maternity cover for six months duration. We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours; we’ll support you to balance your work and life

- Provide advice, guidance and support to Business Leaders,



Service Line teams and the wider People & Culture teams on wide-ranging employee relations matters and change management

- Oversee, manage and provide support to the people who chair disciplinary, grievance and appeal investigations, bringing technical skills as well as management skills to effectively support and conclude the process

- Advise on and provide a range of solutions on conflict resolutions and complex long term sickness absence and capability matters

- Project manage discrete projects and/or support on firmwide change programmes such as restructures, redundancies, process reviews, TUPE acquisitions and disposals, business transfers outside of TUPE, and consultation programmes

Advantages

- Life cover

- Income protection

- Matched pension
- Private medical, including anytime access to Doctor@Hand and Stronger Minds

- Professional subscriptions

📌 Employee Relations Manager (Manchester)
🏢 Grant Thornton UK
📍 Manchester