Employee Relations Consultant

Location:
Edinburgh or Bristol (Hybrid)

In this position, you’ll be based in the Edinburgh or Bristol office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at

We’re excited to offer a 9 month fixed term opportunity to join us as an Employee Relations Consultant within our global People function. If you bring strong experience in case management and people policies, this role gives you the chance to make a real impact, partnering with leaders, shaping best practice, and working across multiple business lines as part of our dynamic global team.

As an Employee Relations Consultant, you’ll play a pivotal role in empowering managers across multiple business units by providing expert employee relations advice and coaching. Managing your assigned cases, you’ll guide leaders through people matters with confidence, ensuring policy compliance, consistency, and fair, timely outcomes. You’ll enjoy brilliant team exposure, a wide variety of work where no two days are the same, and the chance to learn and grow while collaborating with colleagues across our global team and experiencing global ways of working.

You’ll be addressing all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including disciplinary actions, grievances, absences and performance management and you’ll support our People Managers and employee’s, across our UK & Ireland operations. You’ll also be seeing through multiple Employee Relations cases from beginning to resolution, you will deliver clear, risk-based advice to managers throughout the process.

• Providing managers with clear, practical support on employee concerns to ensure issues are resolved quickly, effectively, and in line with Computershare policies
• Delivering specialist advice and coaching to managers, promoting alignment and consistency across the organisation
• Escalate high risk or complex cases promptly to the appropriate teams, in line with agreed escalation frameworks
• Maintaining accurate and thorough documentation across all ER issues within our systems to uphold process integrity and organisational transparency
• Staying up to date with the evolving legal landscape

We’re looking for someone with a solid understanding of People policies and practices, particularly employment law and its regulatory implications, supported by experience operating within the UK and Ireland. Passion, commitment, and a genuine desire to coach and upskill managers are essential, alongside a strong focus on delivering an exceptional level of service.

• A relevant professional HR qualification
• Extensive experience in Employee Relations case management (essential)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and confidently both verbally and in writing
• Strong ethics and values, with a natural alignment to our culture and ways of working
• A proven ability to build strong, trusting relationships at all levels, demonstrating presence, and effective influencing skills
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance risk with practical business needs
• Confidence working to tight deadlines and consistently meeting or exceeding SLAs
• Highly organised, methodical, and detail oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 11,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

We're dedicated to providing you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit  for further information.