Senior Employee Relations Advisor

About Us…

Demipower Group is a fast-paced, growing franchise business operating within the Quick Service Restaurant sector. We are looking for an experienced Employee Relations Advisor to join our People Team and play a key role in supporting managers, mitigating employment risk and fostering a positive employee experience across our operations.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ER specialist who enjoys managing complex casework, coaching leaders and influencing positive outcomes in a dynamic, multi-site environment.

The Role

As our Employee Relations Advisor, you'll be a trusted partner to managers, providing expert guidance on employee relations matters and helping them navigate people issues with confidence. You'll offer practical, commercially focused advice while ensuring compliance with employment legislation, company policies and best practice.

As part of a proactive and supportive People team, you'll also have the opportunity to get involved in wider HR activities, giving you broad exposure across the employee lifecycle and the chance to make a real impact on both our people and the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse ER caseload including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and conduct matters.
• Support and advise managers through investigations, hearings and appeals.
• Provide practical, commercial and legally compliant employee relations advice.
• Coach and develop managers to improve confidence and capability in handling people matters.
• Support organisational change initiatives, restructures and consultation processes.
• Analyse ER trends and provide recommendations to reduce risk and improve engagement.
• Assist in the development and review of policies, procedures and people practices.
• Support the Director of People with strategic projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

You will be an experienced HR or ER professional with a strong understanding of UK employment law and a proven ability to manage complex employee relations matters independently.

Essential

• Proven experience in an Employee Relations Advisor, HR Advisor or HR Business Partner role within multi-site environments.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and ACAS best practice.
• Experience managing disciplinary, grievance, absence and capability cases.
• Excellent coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong report writing and investigation skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent experience.
• Ability to travel to multiple sites across the UK

Desirable

• Experience of hospitality, retail, leisure or QSR environments
• Exposure to TUPE, restructuring and organisational change activities.
• CIPD Level 7 qualification.

To Apply

If you are passionate about employee relations, thrive in a fast-moving environment and want to make a genuine impact on both the employee experience and business performance, we'd love to hear from you.

If you don't meet every requirement but believe your skills and experience make you a strong candidate, we'd encourage you to apply.

Demipower Group is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity, fairness and respect.

Pay: Up to £50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person