HR/Employee Relations Advisor

GSF Car Parts; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts distributor in London seeks an experienced HR/Employee Relations Advisor. The successful candidate will manage employee relations cases, advise managers, and ensure compliance with UK employment law. Excellent communication skills and a minimum of 3 years in HR/ER are required. This role involves travel to various branch locations and offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in HR/ER required.
• Experience in a large organization is essential.
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Support Employee Relations Team on all employee relations matters.
• Manage casework including disciplinaries and grievances.
• Ensure compliance with employment law.
• Build relationships with business units.

Skills

HR/ER experience

Knowledge of UK employment law

Interpersonal and communication skills

IT skills

Organizational skills

Education

CIPD qualification or degree in a related field

Job description

About The Role

As a HR/Employee Relations Advisor, you will support the Employee Relations Team in ensuring a consistent, fair, and risk-minimized approach to employee relations (ER) across the organization. You will play a key role in promoting a positive ER culture while managing critical HR cases and advising on complex employment matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice, guidance, and support to managers on all employee relations matters.
• Effectively manage casework, including disciplinaries, grievances, employment tribunals, TUPE, redundancies, and absence management.
• Draft accurate outcome letters for ER cases, ensuring clear and appropriate communication of decisions.
• Build strong working relationships with business units to promote healthy employee relations practices.
• Present HR updates at branch and regional meetings as required.
• Travel to various branch locations to support ER-related cases.
• Monitor trends in employment practices and recommend proactive actions.
• Provide expert advice on disciplinary actions, welfare cases, and grievances, including coaching managers where necessary.
• Ensure compliance with relevant employment law and company policies by staying current with changes in legislation.
• Attend seminars and training programs to continually improve knowledge.
• Participate in HR-related projects aligned with company strategy.
• Support employment tribunal claims and manage “without prejudice” conversations to resolve disputes.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role as directed by the line manager.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Must have experience in a minimum of 3 years in HR/ER
• HR/ER experience working in a large organisation
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience with employee relations procedures, including employment tribunals, diversity, and equal opportunities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage conflicting priorities.
• Full UK driving license.
• Proficiency in IT skills.

Desirable:

• CIPD qualification or degree in a related field.
• Experience in a commercially driven business environment

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 202 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, which include our industry leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group's national garage programme, Servicesure

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