Employee Relations HR Advisor - (part time)

Company Description

Who are we?

We’re Reach, home to some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic media brands – think the Mirror, Daily Express, OK!, as well as regional titles like the Birmingham Post, Liverpool Echo, and Manchester Evening News. With a readership of 47 million people each month, we’re the largest commercial publisher in the UK. But we’re more than just our brands – we’re a company built on collaboration, imagination, and determination. Our values shape the work we do every day, and we’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels supported, valued, and able to grow. We prioritise flexibility and work-life balance, making it easier for you to thrive both in and outside of work.

At Reach, we know how important work-life balance and family commitments are, and we’re all about creating a supportive environment that works for you. One of our team members is returning from maternity leave on a part-time schedule (Monday to Thursday mornings), and we’re thrilled to have them back!

Now, we’ve got a fantastic opportunity for a part-time HR Advisor to join us. You’ll be working 21 hours per week, from Tuesday to Friday, 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM - the perfect role if you're looking for flexibility while making a real impact.

Job Description

What you'll be doing:

As an HR Advisor at Reach, you’ll play a key role in providing professional, proactive, and confidential guidance to employees and business stakeholders. Your expertise will be crucial in aligning with company policies and UK&I employment laws, safeguarding employees, and mitigating business risks. You’ll manage your own caseload, dealing with a wide range of employee relations matters such as disciplinary actions, grievances, performance issues, and absence management.

The role will require you to work across a remote, diverse workforce of around 4,000 employees, advising and supporting colleagues and stakeholders with HR best practices. You’ll also be involved in developing and implementing HR policies that positively impact the organisation. It’s a fast-paced, ever-changing environment where your up-to-date knowledge of employee law will be put to use daily, as well as your ability to manage multiple cases and build effective relationships across the business.

Qualifications

What you'll need to succeed:

We’re looking for someone with solid experience in employee relations, disciplinary actions, grievances, performance management, absence, and restructures. If you’ve successfully managed your own caseload from start to finish and handled sensitive HR matters, this could be the role for you. You’ll need to be confident in offering advice that aligns with UK&I employment law and company policies, and you should be comfortable challenging situations when needed.

Building relationships quickly with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels is key, and you should be adept at providing trusted HR advice. Being able to plan, prioritise, and manage your caseload efficiently is essential to ensuring an excellent HR service for the business. While not essential, experience working with trade unions or participating in tribunals would be a plus.

Additional Information

What can we offer you?

You’ll be working 21 hours per week, from Tuesday to Friday, 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM and we offer a salary of £30,000 - £32,000 pro-rata, and a range of fantastic benefits to help support you both personally and professionally. These include:

• Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
• 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
• Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
• As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP) for you and your nearest and dearest
• Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
• We are also a member of the 30% Club, a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.