HR Advisor

About the Role

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You will provide comprehensive HR advisory support across the Group, ensuring cases are managed consistently and in line with company policies and employment legislation. The role requires confidence in managing complex cases, influencing managers, and balancing commercial risk with fair outcomes.

· Provide employee relations advice across absence management, performance management, disciplinaries and grievances

· Log, monitor and manage casework accurately, ensuring timely resolution and appropriate escalation

· Train, guide and support managers on HR processes and effective case management

· Analyse HR data and trends to identify issues and support the development of people plans

· Represent HR at complex meetings including dismissals, ill health capability and appeals

· Monitor and support absence management, liaising with Occupational Health as required

· Promote a positive and inclusive workplace culture in line with the Group’s Fairness and Inclusion strategy

· Support trade union engagement alongside the HR Business Partner

· Travel to branches to support and coach managers on people related matters.

· Assist with HR projects including restructures, change management and TUPE

· Support social value initiatives within the community

Key Criteria:

· Experience advising on a wide range of employee relations casework

· Exposure to working with trade unions

· Strong analytical skills with experience identifying trends and insights

· Experience delivering training or coaching managers on HR processes

· Ability to work effectively in a high volume, fast paced environment

· Full UK driving licence with no more than 9 points

· CIPD qualification, regulated industry experience or TUPE knowledge desirable

Benefits

· Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.

· Generous Pension Scheme

· Sick Pay

· Share saver scheme

· Eye test vouchers

· Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)

· Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)

· Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blair Drummond Safari Park, M&Ds Theme park, fully paid for including lunch

· Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers

· Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment

· Excellent training and development opportunities and 25 days holiday entitlement along with bank holidays.