People Business Partner (12 month - fixed term contract) Location: Aldham, Essex Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 DOE Hours: Full Time About the role We are looking for an experienced People/HR Business Partner with strong employee relations expertise to provide hands-on, pragmatic people support across the business during a period of growth and integration. Working with a small team across the country, you will own a varied employee relations caseload and partner with managers across the organisation as the business continues to evolve. You will be equally comfortable advising managers on day-to-day people matters and rolling up your sleeves to deliver complex people projects. This role would suit someone who has thrived in a fast-paced start-up or scale-up and is energised, rather than daunted, by ambiguity and pace. What you will be doing Employee relations: manage a busy and varied ER caseload end to end, including disciplinaries, grievances, performance, absence and capability, providing clear, commercial and legally sound advice to managers at all levels. Change and integration: support and deliver organisational change and people projects, ensuring sound process and fair outcomes throughout. Manager support build line manager capability and confidence, coaching them to handle people issues earlier and more effectively. Policy and compliance: interpret, apply and help harmonise people policies across the integrating business, keeping practice up to date with employment law