HR Advisor

Your new company
You'll be joining a well-established organisation with a people-focused culture and a strong commitment to best practice HR and employee relations. Working within a collaborative HR function, the business supports a diverse workforce across retail, distribution and central office environments. The organisation places real value on professionalism, consistency and high-quality advice, offering an excellent environment for HR professionals who want to make a meaningful impact.
Your new role
As HR Advisor, you will play a key role within a generalist HR function, providing high-quality, pragmatic advice and guidance to employees and managers across the business. Acting as a trusted first point of contact, you will support the full employee lifecycle with particular emphasis on employee relations case management.Your responsibilities will include managing disciplinary, grievance, performance and absence management matters. You'll coach and support managers to build confidence in managing people issues, ensuring all advice is consistent, legally compliant and aligned to internal policies and procedures.
You will handle cases from initial enquiry through investigation, meetings and hearings to outcome and closure, preparing documentation, coordinating meetings and ensuring accurate case records are maintained. In addition, you'll support wider HR projects and act as a knowledgeable, professional ambassador for the People function across the business.
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this HR Advisor role, you will bring:

• Proven experience working within a People Function
• Strong, up-to-date working knowledge of UK employment law
• Hands-on experience managing employee relations cases, including disciplinary and grievance
• Experience advising and guiding managers through performance management processes
• Specific experience managing absence and Occupational Health referrals
• Experience with HR policy including flexible working requests
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the confidence to engage all management levels
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Excellent attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills
• Strong IT capability, including Microsoft Office packages

You will be confident, well-recognised, professional in your approach and comfortable handling sensitive information with discretion at all times.
What you'll get in return
This role offers the opportunity to build strong stakeholder relationships, gain exposure to a wide variety of HR and employee relations cases, and further develop your generalist HR experience within a professional and structured environment. You'll enjoy a role that offers both challenge and variety, allowing you to positively influence people outcomes while strengthening your HR advisory skill set. You will be offered a competitive remuneration package, with flexible benefits included.
What you need to do now
If you are an experienced HR Advisor with strong employee relations expertise and a proactive, solutions‑focused mindset, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to take the next step in your HR career and make a real impact within a dynamic organisation.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk