HR Advisor

HR Advisor opportunity available on a 6 month fixed term contract basis working for a leading logistics company based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. This is a full-time role working Monday-Friday and offers hybrid / home working 50% office and 50% home.

Reporting in to the HR Business Partner for the region, you will be responsible for advising on all HR and ER matters in a faced paced environment. You will provide comprehensive advice, coaching, guidance and upskilling your stakeholder group, incorporating the full spectrum of the employee lifecycle.

The role:

• Provide coaching, advice, recommendations and solutions to managers and colleagues on all ER related matters including performance management, grievance and disciplinary matters, absence management and welfare.
• Act as trusted advisor to stakeholders, with an emphasis on supporting and enabling provision of HR advice on a range of people issues, including complex ER cases and any areas of the employee lifecycle.
• Ensure that all advice given to managers, colleagues and external parties is of a high quality, consistent and delivered in a customer-focused way.
• Administration support, such as filing and minute taking in meetings.
• Compiling and distributing absence and case reports on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Keeping case management records up to date and proactively contacting managers for updates.
• Organising Occupational Health assessment days and filing relevant documents.

Experience and skills required:

• CIPD qualified (desirable)
• Experience in managing complex ER casework is essential.
• Experience working in a unionised environment is essential.
• Experience in redundancy, re-structuring & TUPE is desirable.
• Proven generalist background with the credibility and gravitas to interact with all levels of the business.
• Able to build effective working relationships quickly and have the resilience to constructively challenge stakeholders effectively.

The salary is paying up to £36,000 DOE plus Benefits