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About the Role
The Employee Relations Specialist is responsible for developing and implementing effective employee relations strategies, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant people management practices across the UK. This role provides expert guidance and support to managers on employee relations matters, including disciplinary and grievance cases, performance management, absence management, workplace investigations, organizational change, and employment disputes. The postholder will promote a positive employee experience, strengthen management capability, mitigate employment-related risks, and foster a culture of fairness, accountability, inclusion, and engagement.
Responsibilities
- Manage ER case management across the UK, ensuring local compliance while supporting global alignment.
- Collaborate with managers and employees to provide expert HR guidance and support to the UK and rest of world (ROW).
- Handle complex employee relations matters in line with UK employment law.
- Manage and triage UK ACAS, employment tribunal claims, and legal matters, partnering with external legal counsel as required.
- Provide expert guidance and escalation support on complex disciplinary, grievance, and whistleblowing cases.
- Analyze ER case data and trends to deliver actionable recommendations to the Senior People Partner and drive continuous improvement.
- Facilitate ER representation during restructures, ensuring clear roles, consistent processes, and employee support.
- Collaborate with global HR stakeholders, HRBPs, and legal teams to align strategies and deliver impact.
- Explore and implement innovative ways of working, including the use of AI, to optimize time and enable a self-serve model with managers.
- Stay up-to-date with UK employment law, advising key stakeholders of upcoming changes and making necessary adjustments to processes and policies.
- Own ER-related policies and manager toolkits, ensuring they are current with UK employment law.
- Advise on employment contract matters and employment terms.
- Champion a culture of fairness, integrity, and commercial awareness.
- Support wider People Team projects as required.
- Perform other duties as required by the line manager.
Requirements
- Eligibility to live and work in the UK.
- Undergo an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
- Significant experience of managing complex disciplinary and grievances.
- Sound knowledge of UK employment legislation.
- Significant experience in an ER-related role.
Skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to work with all colleagues.
- Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders, providing credible and reliable support.
- Excellent time management and ability to work and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Digitally savvy and AI curious.
- Ability to work independently and seek support when necessary.
Location
- London HQ
Work Type
- Permanent - Full Time
Experience Level
- Significant experience
Education Level
- Level 5 CIPD Qualified
- Level 7 CIPD Qualified or working towards (Desirable)
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive
About the Company
- Oxford International is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Recruitment checks, including checks with past employees, are undertaken in accordance with our Recruitment and Selection policy.
Equal Opportunity
- Oxford International is an equal opportunity employer. Every applicant and employee has the same opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.