Employee Relations Business Partner


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£60,000 to £60,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, EC2A 1AE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Oct 2026
Closing date:	23 Oct 2026

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Summary

We're recruiting for an experienced Employee Relations Business Partner to join a successful construction business, providing specialist ER support across a diverse, operational workforce.This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being close to the business and managing complex, high-volume employee relations, while partnering with managers to resolve issues pragmatically and commercially.

Your new role

You'll act as a trusted ER partner to managers and senior stakeholders, taking ownership of a broad range of employee relations matters including:

Managing complex disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and performance cases

Advising managers on restructures, redundancies and organisational change

Supporting sensitive and high-risk ER cases from initial advice through to resolution

Coaching managers to build confidence and capability in handling people issues

Ensuring cases are managed consistently and in line with UK employment legislation

Identifying ER trends and recurring issues and helping the business take a more proactive approach

Working closely with HR colleagues and operational leaders across multiple sites

Supporting the continuous improvement of ER policies, processes and ways of working

This role would suit someone who wants to move beyond purely transactional case management and have genuine influence across the business. You'll be working closely with operational leaders, helping improve ER capability while managing some of the more complex people challenges across the organisation.

What you'll need to succeed

Strong experience managing complex ER casework

Excellent knowledge of UK employment law

Experience supporting restructures, redundancies and organisational change

Confidence partnering with senior and operational stakeholders

The ability to balance commercial considerations with employee risk and best practice

Strong coaching and influencing skills

Experience within construction, engineering, infrastructure, facilities management or another multi-site operational environment would be particularly relevant

CIPD qualification or equivalent HR experience would be beneficial

What you need to do now

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.

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