Employee relations manager Work, Jobs in Manchester (with Salaries)

Senior Employee Relations Manager
Calisen —Wigan
- £56,000 - £61,000 a year
- Full-time
- Human resources
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Head of People (Bury Head Office, with regular travel to Preston and Oswestry)
Dunsters Farm —Bury
- Monday to Friday
- Management
- Travel
- Human resources
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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1d
HR Operations Lead
Beyond Blue Insight Limited —Manchester
- From £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Supervising experience
- Human resources
- Employee assistance programme
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3d
HR Manager
M&A Management —Wigan Central
- £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Travel
- Human resources
- In-person
- Free parking
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10d
HR Manager - Rudy's Pizza
Mission Mars (Head Office) —Manchester
- £38,000 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Work from home
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
11d
Employee Relations Partner
AstraZeneca —Macclesfield
- Management
- Communication skills
HR Manager - Tunstead, Commercial and SC&L Central
Tarmac —Buxton
- Military
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Employee discount
4d
HR Business Partner - UK
Lubrizol —Blackley
- Full-time
- Project management
- Bachelor's degree
- Plumbing
Commercial HR Manager
CHEP —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Human resources
- In-person
- Leadership
- Employee assistance programme
Human Resources Manager
Stockport Council —Stockport
- £45,267 - £52,275 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Human resources
- School
10d
Regional People Business Partner – Halifax, Wakefield, Burnley or Preston
Streets Accountants —Chorley
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Human resources
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
HR Business Partner
Bibby Financial Services —Salford
- £45,000 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Human resources
- Business
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HR Manager
LIMA —Salford
- £40,000 - £50,000 a year
- Human resources
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
Programmes HR Manager
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) —Manchester
- £41,628 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Spanish
- Supervising experience
- Human resources
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
1d
Senior People Manager
Assystem —Bolton
- Human resources
2d
HR Manager
LIMA Networks LTD —Salford Quays
- £40,000 - £50,000 a year
- Part-time
- Human resources
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
Quick apply
HR Business Partner
SIXT UK —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree
- Continuous improvement
- Paid training
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Senior HR Business Partner
Sisk —Warrington
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Human resources
- Business
- Annual leave
HR Manager
IES Utilities Group LTD —Manchester
- Full-time
- Management
- Travel
- Human resources
Quick apply
Regional People Business Partner - 12 months FTC
Pets at Home —Cheadle
- £50,000 - £60,000 a year
- Weekend availability
- Travel
- Human resources
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Senior Employee Relations Manager

Calisen -
Wigan

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Job details

Full-time
£56,000 - £61,000 a year

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Private medical insurance
Employee discount
Car scheme
Sick pay

Qualifications

Report writing
Human resources
Mentoring
Leadership

Full job description

We’re looking for a highly experienced Senior Employee Relations Manager with deep industrial relations expertise to lead our ER function and ensure the organisation is fully equipped to operate effectively in a unionised environment.

This role is critical in shaping our approach to trade union engagement, collective consultation and employee representation, while also providing expert, commercially grounded advice across complex ER matters and organisational change.

Reporting to the People Director, you will act as our senior IR and ER lead, setting the tone for constructive union relationships, ensuring the ER team is confident and capable in a unionised setting and overseeing all complex casework, TUPE activity and change programmes.

This is a senior, influential role working closely with leaders across the business.

What you’ll be doing

Industrial Relations Leadership

Leading our approach to working within a unionised environment, ensuring the business and ER team are confident, prepared and aligned
Building and maintaining strong, constructive relationships with recognised trade unions and employee representative bodies
Acting as the senior People representative in formal union meetings, negotiations and collective consultation
Providing strategic advice to senior leaders on union engagement, industrial relations risks and appropriate consultation frameworks

Leading Complex Employee Relations

Owning and overseeing complex ER cases including disciplinaries, grievances, performance, absence, investigations and disputes
Ensuring outcomes are consistent, fair, legally robust and aligned with our IR commitments
Coaching leaders and the ER team to manage cases confidently in a unionised context

TUPE and Organisational Change

Acting as the organisation’s TUPE subject matter expert on inbound and outbound transfers
Leading due diligence, information and consultation processes, employee transitions and documentation
Partnering with senior stakeholders on restructures, redundancies and change programmes, ensuring all consultation obligations are met and IR considerations are fully factored in

Leading and developing the ER team

Managing and developing HR Advisors, embedding high standards of case management, judgment and decision‑making
Ensuring the team is fully equipped to operate in a unionised environment, with strong coaching, guidance and continuous improvement
Driving quality assurance, consistency and capability building across the ER function

Policy, governance and risk

Owning ER policies and procedures, ensuring they remain up to date, relevant and legally compliant
Maintaining clear ER governance and risk frameworks, with particular focus on IR implications and legal obligations
Advising the business on employment law, collective consultation requirements and industrial relations risks

What we’re looking for

Experience and expertise

Extensive experience managing complex ER casework in a medium or large organisation
Significant experience operating in a unionised environment, with a strong track record of constructive union engagement
Proven end‑to‑end TUPE experience
Experience supporting restructures, consultations and organisational change
Experience managing or mentoring HR Advisors or ER specialists

Knowledge and qualifications

Strong, up‑to‑date knowledge of UK employment legislation and case law
Deep understanding of TUPE, collective consultation and industrial relations frameworks
CIPD Level 5 essential (Level 7 desirable)

Skills and personal qualities

Confident, calm and credible with senior stakeholders and union representatives
Excellent judgment, resilience and integrity
Strong investigation, report writing and problem‑solving skills
Collaborative, coaching‑led leadership style with a proactive, solutions‑focused approach

Why join us?

Non-contractual 10% annual bonus based on company and personal performance
25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with service + bank holidays + birthday off
Company sick pay (6 months full pay, then SSP)
Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
Life assurance x4 salary
Pension – employer matched up to 7%
Private Medical Insurance
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
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