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Employee Relations Advisor

Thames Water

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Location:
United Kingdom, Reading

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Category:
Human Resources

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Contract Type:
Not provided

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Salary:

21.25 GBP / Hour

Job Description:

This role is not a generalist HR Advisor role, but a role that focuses solely on supporting with employee relations cases. The Employee Relations (ER) Advisor will be a vital member of our Advice Service team, delivering clear, practical and timely guidance on Thames Water’s ER policies and processes.

Job Responsibility:

  • Providing a professional front-line advisory service that supports managers with HR policy, process and system queries
  • Supporting the line manager to manage cases such as conduct matters, capability, absence, medical capability, grievance and other HR issues, including suspensions and investigations
  • Taking responsibility for your own workload and owning queries/cases through to resolution
  • Maintaining case management records to ensure they are clear, concise and in line with GDPR
  • Coaching managers on all aspects of people management
  • Contribute to Service Improvement: Support ad-hoc projects and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements:

  • Good time management
  • Experience supporting managers with employee relations cases
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines and mainly from home
  • Highly organised and responsive, with the ability to prioritise work to meet tight deadlines
  • Confident and tenacious, taking ownership of issues to resolution in a timely manner
  • Resilient and able to be flexible to change in demands, whilst remaining approachable
  • The ability to deal with difficult situations which may be personally challenging
  • Experience in managing challenging stakeholders
  • Customer-focused, with a detailed knowledge of People policies and procedures
  • The ability to work in an environment which is ever-changing

Nice to have:

  • Experience in SAP would be desirable
  • CIPD qualification desirable
What we offer:
  • The ability to own your own cases, partner with key stakeholders and build positive relationships with managers
  • The ability to work in a warm and supportive team environment
  • The chance to work for a business which is transforming
  • The chance to develop and build on your already great employee relations experience
  • The opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 12, 2025

Expiration:
December 24, 2025

Work Type:
Hybrid work
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