Employee Relations Advisor

Location: Slough

Salary: £36,000 - £40,000

Working Pattern: Office based with option for 1-day from home each week

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

The Bukola Group is recruiting an experienced HR Advisor to join a busy Employee Relations function supporting operational teams across a multi-site workforce within a business services firm.

This is a hands-on role suited to a confident HR professional with extensive employee relations experience, capable of independently managing a high-volume and complex ER caseload. You will provide practical, legally sound advice to managers, lead ER casework end-to-end, and coach leaders to ensure fair, consistent and values-led people management.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the full spectrum of ER cases including disciplinaries, grievances, absence, disputes, redundancies, flexible working and performance-related matters.
• Coaching and advising managers on best practice and UK employment law
• Drafting ER correspondence and supporting hearings and meetings
• Ensuring adherence to policies, procedures and timelines
• Analysing ER data, tracking cases and reporting on trends
• Supporting TUPE activity, union engagement and wider HR initiatives

About you:

• Proven experience in a generalist HR or ER-focused role within a fast-paced, operational environment
• Strong, hands-on employee relations expertise (essential)
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment legislation
• Confident with the use of Microsoft office, particularly Excel.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards) preferred
• Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills
• Resilient, organised and able to manage multiple priorities
• Full UK driving licence and own car highly desirable

This is an excellent opportunity for a pragmatic, people-focused HR professional who enjoys being close to operations and making a real impact on the employee experience.