Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£56,358 per annum

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and solutions-focused Senior People Relations Specialist to join our People Relations and Wellbeing team. In this role, you will be a trusted expert on complex employee relations matters, providing high-quality advice, coaching and support to managers across the organisation. You will 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.

As a Senior People Relations Specialist, you will:
- 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.

Experience
Extensive experience managing complex employee relations casework from start to finish.
Strong experience supporting Employment Tribunal cases from start to completion, including preparing documentation, coordinating processes and working alongside legal advisers.
Demonstrated strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.

About you
Confidently advises and influences managers on sensitive and high-risk employee relations matters.
Exceptional written skills with the ability to produce clear, high-quality case documentation.
Effective at managing competing priorities and externally imposed deadlines.
Builds strong relationships with stakeholders, including trade union representatives and senior managers.
Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and creating positive workplace experiences for colleagues.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in employment relations or HR are desirable but not explicitly stated.