Interim HR Advisor
Contract: 6-month fixed term
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 (depending on experience)
Location: Blackburn - fully on-site working
Hours: Mon - Fri, 9 - 5
Interview: 1 stage, in-person
Our client is seeking a knowledgeable and efficient Interim HR Advisor to join their team on a 6-month fixed term contract. This role offers an exciting opportunity to utilise your HR expertise in delivering a high-quality Employee Relations service within the Retail & Food Services sector. You will handle complex cases independently, using HR data and evidence to influence decision making. Your insights and knowledge will ensure that your advice, guidance, and decisions are well-informed, accurate, and aligned with established policies and procedures.
What you'll do:
As an Interim HR Advisor, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality customer service by providing expert advice and support to managers on employee relation cases. These include investigations, disciplinary matters, monitoring short and long-term absences, grievances, redundancies, appeals, performance management and managing immigration. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with Home Office Right to Work requirements while also liaising with internal and external stakeholders to support business needs.
- Provide expert advice and support to managers on employee relation cases
- Resolve escalated and complex employee relations queries efficiently
- Work pro-actively to minimise employee relations casework and outstanding workload
- Ensure employment law, best practice and company policies are always adhered to
- Facilitate review and appraisal processes when supporting with complex Employee Relations cases
- Undertake HR projects and other administrative tasks
What you bring:
The ideal candidate for the Interim HR Advisor position will bring a wealth of experience in employee relations case management and complex case work. Your ability to use your own initiative to evaluate and mitigate cases appropriately will be key in this role. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are required along with a practical problem-solving approach with great attention to detail. A good understanding of employment law and best practice is essential.
- Level 5/3 CIPD qualification (desired but not essential)
- Experience in employee relations case management and complex case work
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Highly organise with the ability to multi-task
- Excellent understanding of employment law and best practice
- Commercial awareness
What sets this company apart:
This company is part of a fast-growing convenience market aiming to become one of the UK's largest grocery retailers. With the acquisition of convenience sites over the last two years, they are expanding rapidly into new areas. They offer a wide range of benefits including ASDA Discount Card – 10% off all ASDA stores, exclusive discounts across 900 retailers, Smart Health – 24/7 online GP access, health checks and health and well-being support, Learning & Development – access to an extensive online course library to support you with every step of your career, and many more.
What's next:
If you are looking for an interim HR opportunity within a transformed business, don't hesitate! Apply today by completing the form below.
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