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ER Case Manager

UK-Based | National Scope | Flexible Location | Competitive Package

A leading UK organisation operating in a complex, high-profile environment is seeking to appoint an experienced Employee Relations Case Manager to join a high-performing team.

The Role

You will act as a trusted, independent expert managing highly sensitive and business-critical ER casework across a large, unionised, and operationally diverse organisation. With direct influence on reputational risk, cost mitigation, and legal exposure, this is a role for a professional with credibility and gravitas.

You will:

• Lead complex case investigations, disciplinary appeals, whistleblowing matters, and executive complaints.
• Represent the organisation in Early Conciliation and Employment Tribunal proceedings, with settlement authority at judicial mediation stages.
• Engage with senior stakeholders including HR Directors, Group Legal, union representatives, and executive leadership.
• Identify trends and proactively support cultural and behavioural improvements.
• Improve line manager capability through identification of development needs and provision of feedback on an individual basis and sharing learning from cases overall with stakeholders.
• Operate with autonomy while embedded within a highly collaborative and high-performing national team.
• Support with project work as required, including supporting change consultations and organisational design implementation.

The Individual

The successful candidate will be a seasoned ER practitioner with:

• In-depth knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• A proven track record in managing sensitive, complex, and high-stakes ER matters.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to operate at executive level and with union representatives.
• Effective analysis, judgement and decision-making skills.
• Ideally CIPD Level 5 or a formal legal/employment law qualification.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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