# Senior People Relations Specialist **Company**: Peabody **Location**: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Salary**: GBP 56,358 per year **Category**: Human Resources **Apply**: https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/senior-people-relations-specialist-113480?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_d479b934-c9d ## Description We're looking for an experienced and solutions-focused Senior People Relations Specialist to join our People Relations and Wellbeing team. In this role, you'll be a trusted expert on complex employee relations matters, providing high-quality advice, coaching and support to managers across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in coordinating and supporting employment tribunal cases, ensuring documentation is managed effectively, deadlines are met, and Peabody continues to adopt a fair, balanced and resolution-focused approach to people relations. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Employee Relations professional looking to further develop their employment law expertise while contributing to a values-led organisation that puts people at the heart of everything we do. **Responsibilities** - Lead and manage complex employee relations casework including disciplinaries, grievances, capability, absence management and organisational change matters. - Act as a trusted adviser to managers, providing practical, commercially balanced and legally compliant guidance. - Coordinate Employment Tribunal cases from start to completion, ensuring accurate records, documentation and key deadlines are managed effectively. - Work closely with external legal advisers to prepare tribunal documentation, witness information and case bundles. - Support ACAS Early Conciliation processes and help identify opportunities for early resolution. - Identify emerging risks and provide recommendations that balance legal compliance with positive employee relations outcomes. - Support continuous improvement by identifying learning from casework and tribunal activity and helping shape policies, procedures and management practices. - Build effective relationships with trade union representatives and key stakeholders across the business. - Coach and support colleagues within the People team on complex employment relations matters. **Requirements** - Has extensive experience managing complex employee relations casework from start to finish. - Has strong experience supporting Employment Tribunal cases from start to completion, including preparing documentation, coordinating processes and working alongside legal advisers. - Demonstrates a strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice. - Can confidently advise and influence managers on sensitive and high-risk employee relations matters. - Has exceptional written skills and can produce clear, high-quality case documentation. - Can effectively manage competing priorities and externally imposed deadlines. - Builds strong relationships with stakeholders, including trade union representatives and senior managers. - Is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and creating positive workplace experiences for colleagues. **Benefits** - Flexible and hybrid working - 30 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays - Up to 10% pension contribution, matched 1:1 - Two additional paid volunteering days each year - Flexible benefits scheme (including healthcare, dental care, and more) ## Skills ### Required - UK employment law - HR best practice - employee relations - employment tribunal cases - ACAS Early Conciliation --- Source: [Apply at jobsgopublic.com](https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/senior-people-relations-specialist-113480?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)