Our client, a leading specialist law firm advising some of the world's most innovative companies, is looking for an experienced People Partner to join their People Partnering and Advisory team on a 6-month fixed term contract.
This is a varied generalist role blending strategic business partnering, employee relations, people projects and operational HR. You'll partner with stakeholders across the firm — providing pragmatic, commercially focused people support.
A key focus: Employment Rights Act readiness
A central priority for this role is supporting the firm's response to the changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act. You will:
- Keep up to date with the incoming legislative changes and translate them into practical policy, process and contractual updates
- Review and update agreements, policies and processes to ensure compliance
- Upskill and coach managers on the changes, working with the Learning & Development team to identify and deliver training needs
- Guide and coach managers on confidently handling conversations around office attendance and hybrid working expectations, sickness absence, working abroad and related monitoring/compliance matters
Wider responsibilities
- Partner with business leaders, providing expert, commercially focused advice across the full range of people matters and building manager confidence and capability
- Lead employee relations cases from consultation through to resolution, ensuring legal compliance and mitigating risk
- Act as a point of escalation across the employee lifecycle — onboarding, probation, role changes, family leave, flexible working and leaver arrangements
- Monitor sickness absence triggers and working abroad data, advising managers on appropriate processes and interventions
- Support key People Team initiatives including salary and reward reviews, occupational health provider review, and DE&I reporting and action plans (e.g. Gender pay gap, menopause action plan)
- Use people data and insights to identify trends and support evidence-based decision making
What we're looking for
- An experienced HR generalist with broad expertise across the employee lifecycle; professional services background advantageous but not essential
- Strong employee relations experience and a sound, current understanding of UK employment legislation — including awareness of the Employment Rights Act and its practical implications
- Proven ability to coach, upskill and influence managers and senior leaders, with the confidence to constructively challenge
- Experience leading HR projects with strong organisational skills and sound judgement in complex or sensitive situations
- Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable producing complex letters, scripts and contracts
- Data-driven, with strong Microsoft Office skills
- Ideally CIPD qualified
What's on offer
A competitive salary and benefits package including 25 days' holiday (plus buy scheme and holiday bonus), private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, pension, and extensive wellbeing support — within a genuinely collegiate, inclusive culture with hybrid working.