HR & Employee Relations Executive

Build Your Career in Employee Relations

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with 0-3 years' HR experience who wants hands-on exposure to investigations, grievance and disciplinary processes, workforce compliance, stakeholder management, and recruitment support. This is a contract role for a period of 12 months.

Working closely with clients, managers, and agency workers, you will play a key role in ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant people practices while helping to create positive employee experiences across multiple client sites.

What You'll Be Doing Employee Relations & Workforce Management

• Manage employee and agency worker relations matters from initial review through to resolution.
• Support and conduct workplace investigations in a fair, objective, and professional manner.
• Coordinate probation reviews, corrective action processes, disciplinary matters, grievances, and terminations.
• Ensure compliance with Irish employment legislation and internal policies.
• Maintain accurate case records and prepare reports for internal and client stakeholders.
• Support onboarding, engagement, communication, and retention initiatives.

Client Partnership & Stakeholder Support

• Act as a trusted first point of contact for agency worker relations matters.
• Build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Provide practical HR advice and recommendations to support workforce decisions.
• Participate in client meetings, operational reviews, and workforce planning discussions.

Recruitment Support

• Assist recruitment teams with candidate management and workforce planning activities.
• Support hiring and onboarding processes as required.
• Ensure recruitment practices align with compliance and quality standards.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve employee experience and workforce processes.
• Support HR projects, workforce initiatives, and organisational change activities.
• Analyse trends and make recommendations to reduce risk and improve workforce outcomes.

What We're Looking For Essential

• Degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline.
• Full clean driving licence.
• 0-3 years' experience in HR, Employee Relations, Recruitment, or Workforce Administration.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to exercise discretion and handle confidential information.

Desirable

• Experience supporting investigations, grievances, disciplinary processes, or corrective action procedures.
• Knowledge of Irish employment legislation.
• Experience in manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, customer service, or other fast-paced operational environments.
• Comfortable working directly with clients and managing multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Why Join Us?

• Gain hands-on experience in complex employee relations matters.
• Work directly with major client organisations.
• Develop expertise in Irish employment law and workforce management.
• Exposure to investigations, compliance, stakeholder management, and HR project work.
• Clear opportunities for career progression within a growing business.
• Be part of a collaborative team where your ideas and contributions make a real impact.