Employee Relations Specialist

Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

4/7/2025

Type: Permanent

Location: Macclesfield

Competitive salary and benefits

Introduction to Role:

Join AstraZeneca, a global community committed to making an impact and finding answers to challenges. As an Employee Relations Specialist, you will provide consultancy services on the rights and obligations of employers and employees, contribute to the development of robust employment policies, and coach managers on country-specific Employee Relations policies. This is your chance to play a central role in powering our global enterprise and help us fulfil our ambitions.

Accountabilities:

As an Employee Relations Specialist, you will provide advice and consultancy services against a broad portfolio of employment cases. You will own case resolution, considering risks (legal, financial, and reputational) and developing appropriate approaches for resolution. You will collaborate with Legal Counsel and third parties to reach closure on cases. You will also develop relationships with senior management and other specialists to provide employment relations advice. Additionally, you will assist in the development of legally robust employment policies and processes, facilitate training programs, review employment relations policies, ensure changes are communicated appropriately, and mentor junior staff.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Experience of handling ER casework from start to finish to include disciplinary, grievance, absence management and performance management;
• Experience of UK Employment Law legal framework to understand the risks associated with ER casework and advise partners accordingly;
• Experience of creating and reviewing employment policies and procedures in light of ongoing changes to employment law and HR standard process;
• Creating and delivering training on ER and HR subjects;
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence partners; and
• High level of organisation and ability to be flexible and adaptable to meet needs of a fast paced environment.
  
  
  

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Business Change and TUPE
• Employment Tribunals
• Settlement agreements
  
  
  

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, we believe in meaningful work that makes a bigger impact. We're a distributed team that helps to make excellence and breakthroughs possible. Here, you can apply your skills and abilities to genuinely impact patients' lives. Join us at an exciting time of growth through innovation. Shape this journey by reimagining the way we work, innovating at every turn, and steering the enterprise to run faster, more efficiently, and achieve more.

Are you ready to be a trusted partner in a fast-growing organization and make an even bigger impact on patients? Apply now and be part of our dynamic team!