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Portfolio are proud to be representing our client, one of the fastest growing HR Consultancy businesses globally. As a leading technology provider, they are transforming the world of work in terms of HR and health and safety helping businesses manage their day-to-day, removing administration burden and growing their bottom line.

We are looking for a HR / CIPD / Employment Law professional to join the team providing clients with documentation advice. You will be holding phone and teams calls with business owners, offering advice and assistance around any HR documentation such as employment contract, letters, policy and employee guidance. You may need to create policy and documents ensuring they are legally compliant and provide protection for both employer and employee. This role offers amazing exposure to HR issues whilst being very varied and fast paced, so organisation and attention to detail are a must! If you a HR Admin, or looking for your first real step into HR and you want a role that gives great progression and continued learning, please apply today and we'll be in touch!

Day-to-day responsibilities include but are not limited to the below:

• To advise clients developing documentation based on their needs client and the suitability of relevant policies and procedures.
• To review client's existing documentation to ensure it is in line with the good work plan and advise in relation to terms which breach Employment Law.
• Provide best practice advice to clients to assist in documentation development and highlight potential commercial options and the risks these options present.
• To ensure that personal knowledge of HR and Employment Law is continually updated.
• To provide a client focused and personalized approach, building relationships and always enhancing the client experience.
• Focus on continuous engagement of clients with documentation provided, ensuring the documents have been accepted and issued to staff and the client understands the importance of this when managing employee relations.
• To guide clients through Brightbase and BrightHR software in relation to accessing documentation.
• To proactively call and advise clients using "insights" gained from data on Bright.
• To log all advice accurately onto the bespoke internal system, taking ownership and responsibility for ongoing cases.
• To provide clients with bespoke supporting information/documentation to assist them to implement the solutions provided.
• To review client documentation and provide advice accordingly taking their applicable internal terms and conditions into account in each case.
• To arrange welcome calls for new clients and provide reports as required
• To carry out other tasks that are deemed necessary by the Management Team.
• To offer the clients options regarding utilisation of other products and services we provide and make such introductions accordingly.
• To manage own workload working from the task list and welcome calls reporting
• Ensure deadlines and any KPI/ SLA targets are met
• Work in line with any quality criteria/ instruction in place
• To represent the Bright brands to other areas of the business via presentations or meeting presence where required.
• To actively seek and encourage client feedback by various methods and to promote and improve Bright's online reputation.
• To undertake project work when required.
• To attend other sites where required.
• Undertake e-learning sessions as and when required.
• Attend team meetings, as and when required, including morning/ evenings and weekend conferences/ development/ training days.
• Assist with training for new starters.

Benefits

• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Day off on your birthday.
• Free On-Site Gym
• Perkbox discounts.
• Holidays increase after 2 and 5 years' service.
• Pension Plan and Life Insurance.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Annual Profit share bonus

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HR Consultant - (phone number removed) / (phone number removed) - £28.54/hr umbrella rate

Do you have previous experience in a HR employee advisory or contact-centre style role, with strong generalist HR knowledge and a solid understanding of UK employment law?  Step into a rewarding, people-focused opportunity as an HR Consultant and put your communication and advisory skills to work straight away. This HR Consultant role sits at the heart of the HR Direct contact centre, helping colleagues and managers resolve HR enquiries quickly, clearly, and confidently. If delivering excellent first-contact support, building strong rapport, and supporting better HR outcomes energises you, this HR Consultant position is a fantastic fit.

What You Will Do:

- Act as the first point of contact for UK colleagues, answering HR queries via outbound calling and email/portal/virtual chat for this HR Consultant role.

- Resolve employee enquiries by identifying the right HR policy and explaining how it applies to individual circumstances.

- Support managers to apply employment policies correctly by using sound employment law knowledge and practical coaching.

- Manage case handling end-to-end for HR Direct tickets, aiming for first contact resolution and efficient service-level outcomes as an HR Consultant.

- Pull absence reports and manage the Unassociated inbox daily, ensuring non-employee queries are handled appropriately and escalations are actioned.

- Build effective working relationships across the HR community and supporting functions, collaborating to ensure consistent service delivery.

What You Will Bring:  

- Previous experience in an HR employee advisory or contact-centre style role, with strong generalist HR knowledge.

- A solid understanding of UK employment law, especially across topics such as absence management, performance, disciplinary and grievance processes.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to explain complex HR information in a clear, helpful way.

- Strong IT literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, plus comfort working in a ticketing environment.

- A degree qualification or equivalent experience, and the drive to deliver results consistently in a busy, customer-first setting.

This HR Consultant role contributes to the company's goal of delivering dependable, high-quality HR support by improving first-contact resolution, meeting service-level expectations, and helping colleagues feel informed and supported at every stage.

Location:  Based in Whitley, Coventry with hybrid working, including remote support and office attendance around 2 to 3 days per week.

Interested?:  If you're ready to combine people-centred support with practical HR advisory expertise, apply now and take the next step in your HR Consultant career.

This role is Inside IR35.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

HR Consultant Opportunities

Location: Predominantly remote with occasional office attendance

We are recruiting for HR Consultants within a large and complex public sector organisation. These roles offer the opportunity to influence people practices, shape HR policy and support a positive workplace culture.

These opportunities include a specialist focus in one of the following areas:

• Job Evaluation
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

Both roles share a core focus on providing high-quality HR advice, developing people policies and supporting managers across a diverse workforce.

Please note: Experience within a large complex Local Authority environment is essential. Applications without proven Local Government HR experience will not be considered.

The Role:

As an HR Consultant, you will play a key role in developing and reviewing HR policies, advising on complex employment matters and supporting organisational projects that shape workforce culture and ways of working.

Working closely with managers, HR colleagues and internal stakeholders, you will help ensure employment practices remain fair, consistent, legally compliant and aligned with best practice.

Core Responsibilities:

• Review and develop HR policies to ensure clarity, fairness and compliance with employment legislation.
• Provide expert guidance on complex HR casework, including conduct, performance and attendance matters.
• Support organisational projects requiring HR and policy expertise.
• Build strong relationships with managers to promote consistent people management practices.
• Contribute to learning resources and management training.
• Analyse workforce data and provide evidence-based recommendations to support decision making.

Specialist Focus (depending on experience):

The successful candidate will have a primary focus in one of the following areas, depending on skills and experience:

Job Evaluation:

• Lead and support Job Evaluation activity, ensuring roles are assessed fairly and consistently.
• Advise managers on role design, grading outcomes and Job Evaluation processes.
• Maintain and develop Job Evaluation frameworks, guidance and documentation.
• Use workforce and role data to inform pay, grading and organisational decisions.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI):

• Lead the development and implementation of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives.
• Provide expert advice on equality legislation and inclusive employment practices.
• Support Equality Impact Assessments (EqIAs) and embed equality considerations into HR policies and organisational projects.
• Work with internal stakeholders and colleague networks to promote an inclusive workplace culture.
• Use workforce data and employee insight to identify opportunities to improve equality outcomes and employee experience.

About You:

You will be an experienced HR professional with:

• Significant HR experience within a Local Authority environment (essential)
• Experience of HR policy development and complex employee relations casework
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice
• Expertise in either Job Evaluation or Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage sensitive issues with professionalism and sound judgement
• Collaborative approach and commitment to fair and inclusive people practices

Working Arrangements:

These are predominantly remote roles offering excellent flexibility.

Attendance at the office will be required occasionally, typically around once per week, along with a small number of in-person team meetings throughout the year. Candidates should be willing to travel when required.

HR Consultant - Belfast (Hybrid)

We are recruiting for our client, a well-established and expanding professional services business in Belfast City Centre, who are seeking a HR Consultant to join their team.

This is a permanent role offering a mix of hybrid working and client site delivery.

The successful candidate will provide pragmatic, commercially focused HR advice and solutions, supporting organisational growth, performance, and people strategy across a diverse client base.

Candidates must hold a full, clean driving licence and have access to their own vehicle for travel to client sites as required.

Top Things to Know About this Job

• Permanent HR generalist/consultancy role within a growing professional services business
• Opportunity to deliver strategic HR projects, influence client culture, and coach management teams
• Hybrid role offering autonomy, exposure to complex HR work, and career progression

The Role

• Provide commercial, practical HR advice on employee relations, employment law, and HR best practice
• Support clients to develop, review, and scale HR frameworks, policies, and people practices
• Lead complex HR projects (for experienced consultants) or support delivery while developing consultancy skills (for developing consultants)
• Coach and advise management teams on recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and employee development
• Support clients in building inclusive, engaging, and values-led workplace cultures
• Act as a trusted HR advisor and first point of contact for queries
• Implement practical HR tools and solutions that improve efficiency and add value
• Contribute to business development initiatives and client engagement activities

The Person

• Experienced Consultant: 2-4+ years' HR experience
• CIPD Level 5 qualified or working towards, or equivalent HR experience
• Strong knowledge of HR legislation, employee relations, and HR best practice
• Excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
• Client-focused, proactive, and able to work independently
• Full clean driving licence with access to a vehicle

The Reward

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Permanent role with hybrid working
• Hybrid and flexible working model
• Private medical insurance and wellbeing support
• Competitive pension scheme and life assurance
• Opportunity to work with a collaborative team supporting organisations across multiple sectors
• Exposure to complex client projects and HR strategy
• Structured development and progression pathways
  
  

Next Steps - Why Hunter Savage?

For further information and to apply for this HR Consultant role, please contact Stephanie Mulholland at Hunter Savage for a confidential discussion.

Hunter Savage is a specialist recruitment consultancy supporting HR professionals across Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Skills:
HR Consultant HR Advisor HR Generalist HR Business Partner HR Officer People & Culture Advisor Employee relations specialist

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The Vacancy

Recruiter - Central HR (Talent & Experience)

Location: NI or GB ? Full-time - Maternity Cover 12 months (Office-based, 5 days per week)

We're looking for a passionate and experienced volume Recruiter to join our Central HR - Talent & Experience team. Reporting to the Recruitment Business Partner , you'll play a key role in delivering a seamless, high-quality recruitment experience across the business.

Working closely with the Talent Acquisition team, Hiring Managers, and key stakeholders, you'll help drive our ambition to fill roles within a 30-day time-to-hire, building strong talent pipelines and reinforcing Pilgrim's as an employer of choice.

? What You'll Be Doing

• Partnering with Hiring Managers to manage end-to-end recruitment from approval to offer
• Sourcing high-quality candidates using networks, tools, and innovative attraction methods
• Building and maintaining strong talent pipelines for future hiring needs
• Creating engaging job adverts and role profiles
• Acting as a subject matter expert on recruitment systems, processes, and compliance
• Collaborating with external recruitment partners when needed
• Supporting employer branding, diversity initiatives, and candidate engagement strategies
• Attending career fairs and recruitment events as a brand ambassador
• Contributing to onboarding processes, including offers and contracts
• Supporting continuous improvement through research, analytics, and new ideas

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence and challenge to drive best practice
• Highly organised with the ability to manage a busy, fast-paced workload
• Analytical mindset with experience using recruitment data and reporting
• Experience recruiting across diverse roles (blue and white collar)
• Knowledge of recruitment systems and tools (Excel essential; SAP/Networx desirable)
• Solid understanding of recruitment compliance and employment legislation

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• Are you up to date with UK emp(oyment law?
• Are you an HR Consultant?

About Our Client

This opportunity is with a founder led small-sized organisation within the industrial and manufacturing sector. The company is known for its commitment to operational excellence and providing a supportive work environment.

Job Description

The HR Consultant will be responsible for a policy review and update project expected to take from 2-8 weeks depending on the Consultant. This will include:

• Review the current employment contracts to ensure compliance with current legislation. The contracts to be reviewed are
• General, standard contract
• Apprenticeship contract & related documents
• Fixed term contract
• Review of current staff handbook to ensure compliance with current legislation - update as required
• Review, if possible, of company policies and update if required -
• Anti-Bribery
• Corporate Responsibility
• H&S Statement
• ESG Policy
• Ethical Procurement
• GDPR
• Modern Slavery
• Restrictive Covenant
• Prepare a new contract of employment to cover a short-term period with a wind-down to retirement.

The Successful Applicant

A successful HR Consultant should have:

• Demonstrable experience within an HR Consultant position previously
• A strong understanding of UK employment laws and HR best practices.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively while working pragmatically with the MD within a founder led business
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Confidence in handling sensitive HR matters with discretion.
• Ability to make decisions as the standalone HR member

What's on Offer

The successful HR Consultant will receive:

• Competitive daily rate between £330 and £380 via Umbrella, depending on experience.
• Ability to work from home majority of the time - just need to be in commuting distance of maidenhead for various meetings
• Possible future consultancy work with the business
• Temporary position offering flexibility and variety

If you are an experienced Consultant looking for a short term consultancy role role in the industrial and manufacturing sector, we encourage you to apply.

We’re delighted to be supporting a highly respected, independent HR and employment law consultancy as they continue their exciting growth journey.

Established in 2007, this close-knit, values‑led business has built a loyal client base of over 100 SMEs, providing practical, pragmatic advice across all aspects of HR and employment law. Due to continued success, they are now looking to appoint a Managing Consultant to work closely alongside the Managing Director and play a pivotal role in the next phase of growth.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a trusted client‑facing role where relationships, credibility and commercial thinking truly matter.

This is a varied, hands‑on and highly consultative position where no two days will look the same.

• Acting as a trusted advisor to a portfolio of SME clients, responding to a wide range of HR and employment law queries
• Providing pragmatic, risk‑based advice
• Supporting with complex employee relations cases including disciplinaries, grievances and investigations
• Attending client meetings and hearings (typically local) to guide and support processes
• Advising on redundancy projects, TUPE, and organisational change
• Leading on or supporting settlement agreements and without prejudice conversations
• Drafting and updating contracts, policies and employee handbooks
• Delivering ad‑hoc guidance, training and insight to clients
• Building strong, long‑term relationships where consistency and trust are key
• Contributing to business growth through networking, ideas and client development
• You’ll also play a part in shaping internal processes and helping the business evolve as it scales.

This role will suit a confident, experienced HR professional who thrives in a consultative environment.

• Significant experience across HR and employment law (consultancy or SME experience is highly desirable)
• The confidence to handle complex and unfamiliar situations, using sound judgement
• A pragmatic, solutions‑led approach with strong commercial awareness
• The ability to build genuine, long‑term relationships with clients
• Excellent communication skills: approachable, clear and credible
• A collaborative mindset with a desire to be part of a supportive team

• An experienced HR Consultant looking for more autonomy and variety
• Running your own consultancy but ready to focus purely on client delivery
• An employment lawyer wanting a more people‑focused, advisory role or a senior HR professional seeking a more consultative career path
• Relevant qualifications (CIPD and/or employment law) are welcomed but experience and approach are equally important.

• Salary circa £60,000 – £70,000
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Annual bonus (discretionary)
• Flexible approach to working hoursA genuinely supportive and friendly team environment
• The opportunity to shape your role and influence the future of the business

Our OEM Client based in Whitley, Coventry, is searching for a HR Consultant – Contact Centre to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 28th June 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £28.43 per hour.

The Opportunity:

This role is an HR Consultant role based at Whitley, Coventry - the team operates hybrid working therefore working remotely from home for some of the time and attending the office for 2-3 days a week. The role sits within the Contact Centre within HR Direct which acts as the first point of contact for general HR queries from all colleagues and managers.

This employee focused role sits in the Contact Centre within HR Direct. The role is primarily to clarify and resolve employee enquiries relating to HR processes and policies, including (but not limited to) recruitment, performance, reward or employee relations matters.  The role manages queries received via email / portal and escalations from the HR Virtual Assistant and will also make outbound calls where necessary to discuss queries with employees. The role is also responsible for the pulling of the absence report and management of the Un associated inbox as a daily task, the latter being a repository for non-employee queries raised from non-email addresses.

Key Performance Indicators:

• First Contact Resolution of Tickets received by Contact Centre – 85%.
• Considered responses given to Email, Virtual Assistant and Portal responses.
• Case Resolution to Tickets received in line with service SLA’s – 5 days resolution: 90%.
• Quality of responses to meet ticketing audit requirements- 80%.
• Employee Satisfaction – 85% in ticketing and 95% in Virtual Assistant.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• First point of contact for UK based employees, answering queries via outbound calling and email / portal / virtual chat on HR policy and procedures.
• Understand the employees query, identify the correct policy to suit their circumstances, help them understand the policy and then enable them to apply the policy to their circumstances.
• Utilise knowledge of employment law and JLR policy to coach managers in applying policies in the correct way and minimise risk to the business.
• Responsible for building rapport with employees to enable an accurate understanding of their query.
• Maintain effective relationships with the wider HR community and the business i.e. CoE, Shared Delivery HR, Business HR and employee base.
• Support operational management to ensure all transactional and administrative processes are executed accurately as per the service level agreements.
• Work effectively as part of the HR Direct operational team.
• Assist in the development, maintenance and deployment of policies under the HR Direct area.
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested.

Key Interactions:

• All company UK employees, including Trade Union.
• Internal HR Direct teams – Tier 1 Service Operations and Tier 2 .
• Contact Centre Consultants Team Lead.
• HR Manager – Contact Centre.
• International HR Managers.
• Other supporting functions i.e. Payroll, Business Protection, IT, Company Vehicles, Manpower.
• Other HR functions – HRBP, CoE.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required:

• Previous experience of working in an HR employee advisory role.
• Degree qualified or equivalent experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills – both spoken and written.
• Strong generalist HR experience including substantial knowledge of key HR practices such as disciplinary, grievances, absence management and performance.
• Good understanding of UK employment law.
• IT literate including strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience Requested:

• Ability to deliver results consistently in a fast-paced HR Contact Centre.
• Proven Project Management experience using Project Management techniques e.g. Project Planning, Risk Management etc…
• Experience of stakeholder management .
• Experience of process development.
• SAP proficient including use of PB, PA and PPOSE, and Success Factors proficient including use of Employee Central.
• Working knowledge of ticketing systems – preferably CloudforService (C4S).
• Experience of managing a high volume of queries.
• Experience of managing chat escalations from a virtual agent / chat bot.

Essential Personal Profile Required:

• An individual with a customer first mindset who is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, transparent and dependable.
• An individual who is results driven, demonstrates, tenacity, drive and perseverance, with the ability to deliver in a complex, highly demanding environment.
• An individual who is a problem solver.
• An individual with the ability to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with longer term planning.
• An individual who is resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, able to deliver results under pressure, whilst responding constructively to challenging new ideas and inputs.
• An individual who is able to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
• A good communicator who can communicate complex ideas.
• An effective team player, actively leads, develops and supports team members.
• Resilient and enthusiastic, an individual able to deliver results under pressure.

Desirable Personal Profile Requested:

• An individual who enables speed in decision making through establishing alignment, clarity, appropriate resources and sense of urgency whilst bringing others along.