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This is an excellent role for someone looking to build confidence and experience in employee relations within a professional services environment.\nThe role provides hands-on exposure across the employee lifecycle, with a focus on routine employee relations work including sickness absence management, AWOL processes, ER case management. You will work closely with the HRBP’s and the Junior HR Advisor to manage your own caseload and gradually take on more complex HR responsibilities.\nThis is an intial 12 month fiexed term contract.\nDay to day, you’ll\nEmployee Relations Support\nProvide first-line support on routine ER matters such as sickness absence, AWOL, lateness, probation issues and basic performance concerns.\nDraft and issue HR correspondence including invite letters, outcome letters, extensions, and confirmation of actions.\nFacilitate ER meetings, and support as a note-taker, ensuring accurate and timely documentation.\nMaintain case tracking logs and ensure cases are progressed in line with policy and timelines.\nEscalate complex or high-risk matters to the HR Business Partner as appropriate.\nHR Administration & Compliance\nCommunicating with the HR Operations team as required, especially with key updates including termination of employment, sickness absence updates and ER related employee filing.\nSupport policy adherence and assist with updating templates and HR documentation.\nHR Reporting & Analytics\nWorking with the HR Analyst, help to prepare regular reports on absence, turnover, probation outcomes, and other people metrics.\nWork with the HRBP’s and Junior HR Advisor to ensure data is accurate, insightful, and useful for decision-making.\nEmployee Experience & Engagement\nSupport HRBP with engagement initiatives, wellbeing campaigns, and support our ED&I initiatives.\nAct as a point of contact for escalated employee queries from HR Operations, and escalating where needed to the HRBP’s.\nEnsure our employee relations resources are up to date, including for our Mental Health First Aiders, EAP and wellbeing resources.\nProjects & Continuous Improvement\nProvide administrative support on HR projects such as for HR policy reviews, HRIS improvements, or process changes.\nContribute ideas for improving HR systems, letter templates, checklists and workflows.\nStay up-to-date on UK employment law, bringing knowledge from webinars and seminars (for example) into our employee relations working practices.\nWhy Workman?\nHybrid working to offer you a great work life balance, with a minimum of three days in the office.\nCore working hours to allow for added flexibility and helps ease your commute to the office.\nStudy support (where applicable)\nDiscretionary annual bonus and salary reviews.\nHealthcare, life insurance & wellness programme.\nLong service additional holidays, your birthday off and an extra day between Christmas and New Year.\nLifestyle benefits to suit you: gym membership, cycle to work, buy and sell holiday to name just a few.\nSocial events throughout the year including a firm wide Christmas party! \nGenerous referral bonus.\nWhat we expect from you\nExperience in a similar HR Advisory role focusing on routine employee relations matters.\nStrong understanding of UK employment law and HR processes with routine employee relations matters and/or the employee lifecycle.\nCIPD Level 3 required (or similar practical experience); Level 5 or working towards, preferred.\nExperience drafting letters, note-taking, or supporting meetings.\nConfident with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and HR systems.\nStrong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise workload efficiently.\nAbility to handle confidential information with professionalism.\nWhat matters most in this role\nApproachable, helpful, and confident communicating with employees and managers.\nCalm, professional, and able to handle sensitive issues discretely.\nLogical thinker with a practical approach to problem-solving.\nTeam-oriented but able to manage own workload independently.\nKeen to learn and develop within HR, especially in employee relations.\nAbout Workman\nAs the UK’s leading independent commercial property management specialist, Workman has an enviable position within the property industry.\nWe are proud of our longstanding relationships with many of our clients, some of whom we have worked with for more than 25 years. 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