Employee Relations Manager - Reed : Job Details

Employee Relations Manager opportunity available on a 15 month fixed term contract basis to start as soon as possible.

Contract Type: To start immediately for a 15-Month Fixed Term (until approx. January 2027)

Location: York / Hybrid Working

Are you ready to make a real impact in people’s working lives? Do you thrive on driving positive change in employee relations? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

As the Employee Relations Manager, you’ll be at the heart of this mission—leading a proactive, high-performing ER team and shaping the future of their workplace culture.

The Role:

•             Lead a small team of ER specialists to ensure that excellent ER case management support is delivered across the organisation.

•             Leading the rollout of the Employment Rights Bill, ensuring their policies and procedures evolve with new legislation.

•             Driving a cultural shift towards early intervention and positive resolution, reducing formal processes.

•             Coaching and empowering managers to handle ER matters confidently and effectively.

•             Collaborating across teams to deliver impactful ER training, guidance, and support.

•             Managing complex and high-risk ER cases, including tribunal preparation and strategic advice.

•             Supporting organisational change projects including restructures, redundancies, and TUPE.

•             To develop all of our ER policies and ensure they are legally compliant, forward-thinking, and aligned with best practice and strategic objectives.

•             To report on case volumes, case status and trends via various reports and update People &OD Business Partners on cases within their regions.

 About You:

You’re a confident, knowledgeable ER professional who’s passionate about people and process. You bring:

•             A degree or equivalent qualification (CIPD Level 7 or working towards).

•             Proven experience leading an ER team and managing complex casework.

•             Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.

•             A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach to risk and resolution.

•             Experience in policy development, change management, complex case management and tribunal preparation.

•             Experience of line managing team members, their performance and development.

In Return they Offer:

•             Competitive salary up to £47,000 (DOE)

•             33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)

•             Option to buy/sell up to 5 days leave

•             Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

•             Group life assurance, eye care vouchers, and free parking

•             Company pension scheme

•             Long service and staff awards

•             Simply Health insurance cash plan

•             A supportive, inclusive culture that prioritises wellbeing and career development