Employee Relations Specialist

Aptia has an opportunity for an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join the UK People Partner team.

Working within a small team, and reporting to one of the Senior People Business Partners, you will provide thoughtful, commercially aware, and legally sound advice to our people managers.

You will manage a range of complex cases-from absence and performance to disciplinary, grievance, and tribunal matters.

This position can be aligned to any Aptia UK office on a hybrid basis (with some flexibility on travel required for key meetings) and will initially be offered on a 6-month contract term.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading ER casework including disciplinary, grievance, capability, whistleblowing, absence management, early conciliations, settlement agreements and tribunal claims

• Providing risk-assessed, pragmatic guidance to managers that balances compliance with real-world business needs

• Coaching line managers and delivering training that builds confident, capable leadership

• Analysing ER trends and partnering with stakeholders to drive proactive people solutions

If this sounds like your ideal next role, here is what we're looking for:

• Proven experience in managing a wide range of complex ER cases in a fast-paced environment, ideally in the financial services sector

• A deep and current understanding of UK employment law and its application

• Excellent judgement and decision-making skills with a focus on fairness and risk management

• Strong interpersonal and influencing abilities

• Organised, resilient, and able to handle a busy workload with ease

• CIPD Level 3 or higher is helpful, but we value experience just as much

Please apply with your CV as soon as possible.