Job Title: Employee Relations Specialist (15723)
Contract: 9 Month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Luton
Team: The Employee Relations (ER) team provides expert guidance, coaching, and support on employee relations cases and policy interpretation across all levels of the business. As part of People Service Delivery, ER prioritises a customer-centric approach, empowering managers through training, toolkits, and self-service resources to handle cases effectively while mitigating risk. They oversee case management, including investigations, grievances, whistleblowing, performance and absence management, and other complex matters, ensuring confidentiality and professionalism. ER also plays a key role in change projects like TUPE, redundancy, and legislative updates, offering support, updating materials, and ensuring smooth transitions.
Responsibilities:
1. Provide expert advice and coaching on employee relations matters, policy interpretation, and people initiatives that impact employee relations.
2. Proactively manage ER cases from initiation to resolution, ensuring compliance with policies and best practices while mitigating risks.
3. Build strong stakeholder relationships, leveraging data and insights to drive strategic decision-making and improve case management.
4. Support managers through coaching and tailored training to enhance ER capability and contribute to a positive workplace culture.
5. Oversee case administration, maintain accurate records, and analyse trends to inform proactive interventions.
6. Support change initiatives such as TUPE, redundancy, and redeployment, providing expert guidance and ensuring smooth transitions.
7. Contribute to policy updates, develop training materials, and work collaboratively to drive continuous improvement in ER practices.
Requirements:
1. Extensive experience in Employee Relations, advising on complex, high-risk cases and managing large-scale business changes with significant ER implications.
2. Strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including unions and consultative groups.
3. Solid understanding of UK employment law with demonstrable experience in applying legislative changes to real-world projects.
4. Strong communication, consultative, and conflict resolution skills to influence at all levels, including senior management.
5. Highly organised and able to manage competing priorities, thriving under pressure while maintaining attention to detail.
6. Experience in a large, international, and ideally unionised environment.
7. Proficiency in MS Office and HR systems.
8. Flexibility to travel across easyJet Base locations in the UK as needed.
What we offer in return:
* Up to 20% bonus
* 25 days holiday
* BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
* Life Assurance
* Flexible benefits package
* Excellent staff travel benefits
Location & Hours of Work: This full-time role will be based in Luton and will be 40 hours per week. Hybrid working with 3 days in the office.
About easyJet: At easyJet our aim is to make low-cost travel easy – connecting people to what they value using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.
It takes a real team effort to carry over 90 million passengers a year across 35 countries. Whether you’re working as part of our front-line operations or in our corporate functions, you’ll find people that are positive, inclusive, ready to take on a challenge, and that have your back. We call that our ‘Orange Spirit’, and we hope you’ll share that too.
Application Process: Complete your application on our careers site.
We encourage individuality, empower our people to seize the initiative, and never stop learning. We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates.
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