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Employee Relations Advisor
Job description
Contract terms
Starting salary: SC6 (£35,520 – £36,585) – SO1 (£38,256 – £39,276)
Work location: Alexandra house, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TR
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 16th August 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/c 7th September 2026
If you are intending on going for a secondment opportunity, please insure you have notified your line manager/head of service to seek approval
About Haringey
Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.
About the role
As an Employee Relations Advisor, you will provide first-line HR advice and support to managers and employees across a range of employee relations matters, including absence management, capability, disciplinary, grievance, probation, redundancy, redeployment, workplace resolution and organisational change. You will support the management of employee relations cases, prepare case documentation, coordinate formal meetings and hearings, maintain accurate case records and contribute to ensuring legally compliant and consistent people management practices across the organisation.
About the team
You will be part of the Human Resources & Organisational Development team within the Culture, Strategy and Communities Directorate. The Employee Relations team works closely with managers, employees, trade unions, legal services and HR colleagues to deliver a professional, responsive and coordinated HR service. The team is committed to supporting positive employee relations, promoting best practice and continuously improving services across the Council.
About you
You will have experience providing HR or administrative support, managing sensitive and confidential information and dealing with a range of enquiries in a professional manner. You will possess excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and build positive working relationships with a variety of stakeholders. A CIPD Level 3 qualification, working towards CIPD accreditation, or equivalent relevant experience is desirable, alongside knowledge of employee relations processes and a commitment to delivering high-quality customer-focused HR support
Working for Haringey
At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.
Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.
Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk
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Salary range
- £35,520 - £39,576 per year