Employee Relations Manager

Employee Relations Managers

• Contract Duration: 3rd March 2025 - 3rd September 2025
• Day Rate: 141.63 - 297.52 (umbrella only)
• Location: Leeds LS1 2TW

Job Purpose:

Working with Senior Manager, ER and the wider HR team and business, this role is to lead and manage change initiatives across the business. This includes driving and supporting transformation programmes as they arise, managing redundancy consultations, TUPE transfers, and other organisational changes in line with strategic direction and in compliance with relevant regional legislation and values of the company. The role requires a strategic thinker with a strong track record in employee relations, excellent communication skills, and the ability to engage with and challenge both HR colleagues and senior leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

-Change Management

• Manage the design and execution of change and transformation programmes, ensuring clear communication, risk management, and alignment with our strategic goals.
• * Provide expert guidance and support in redundancy consultations, TUPE transfers, restructures, and other organisational change processes, ensuring legal compliance while maintaining practical and commercial approach.
  * Develop and implement change management strategies that minimise disruption and support colleagues through transitions, with a focus on retention, morale, and performance.

-Transformation

• Use proactive advice and constructive challenge to help execute our Burberry Forward strategy
• Take a proactive approach to employee relations by identifying trends, adopting a lessons learnt approach and recommending solutions. Partner with HRBPs and leadership on execution.

Essential Criteria:

• Managers must have direct experience within Change and Transformation Employee Relations.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and employee relations best practices.
• Experience of global employee relations application would be an additional advantage.
• Experience in managing consultations with colleague representatives. Experience of working with unions would be an additional advantage.

Screening Requirements:

The role requires enhanced screening, which includes 5 years of references and a DBS check.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

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