HR Generalist - ER

Meraki Talent Limited

Posted 7 hours ago, valid for 17 days

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH105BP, Scotland

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

Meraki Talent is seeking a proactive HR Generalist for an accountancy practice in Scotland.
The role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in HR Generalist or Employee Relations, with strong expertise in employee relations.
The position offers a salary of £35,000 to £45,000, depending on experience.
Key responsibilities include providing guidance on employee relations issues, coaching managers, and ensuring compliance with employment law.
Candidates should possess excellent interpersonal skills and a full UK driving license, with the ability to travel across Scotland.

Meraki Talent is partnering with an accountancy practise based in Scotland. We’re looking for a confident and proactive HR Generalist with strong expertise in employee relations to join a HR team. In this field-based role, you’ll be the first point of contact for all people matters across our Scottish locations, supporting managers and employees with a wide range of HR issues.You’ll play a key role in fostering a positive work environment, ensuring fair and consistent people practices, and helping to build manager capability in handling sensitive or complex situations. This is a hands-on role that requires strong relationship-building skills, sound employment law knowledge, and the ability to work independently.Generalist Responsibilities:

Provide expert guidance on employee relations issues including disciplinary, grievance, absence, and performance cases
Coach and support line managers on best practice HR approaches and policy application
Build strong working relationships across sites and act as a trusted HR advisor
Ensure consistency in ER case handling in line with company policies and current legislation
Support change management processes such as restructures, TUPE, or redundancy consultations
Deliver HR training sessions to upskill managers on people management topics
Contribute to wider HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives
Maintain up-to-date HR records, reports, and metrics for your region

Person Specification:

Proven experience in an HR Generalist or Employee Relations role, ideally within a multi-site or field-based environment
Strong, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices
Confident in handling complex and high-volume ER cases with minimal supervision
Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills – able to build trust quickly
Comfortable working independently and managing your own time across multiple locations
Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across Scotland

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