Senior Employee Relations ManagerAnnual Salary: £56,000 - £60,000 per annumLocation: Westcliff, UKJob Type: Full-timeI am recruiting for a Senior Employee Relations Manager to lead and manage the Employee Relations function, providing expert, pragmatic, and risk-based advice on complex people matters. This role is crucial for ensuring a consistent, legally compliant, and high-quality ER service that mitigates organisational risk while enabling effective people decision-making.Job Description:Leadership and Team Management:Lead, manage, and develop a team of ER Managers and Advisors, setting clear expectations and defining performance standards.Oversee workload planning, prioritisation, and allocation of ER cases to ensure effective use of resources and timely, high-quality resolution.Provide guidance and quality assurance on complex, sensitive, and high-risk ER cases.Act as the senior escalation point within the ER team, ensuring consistent, fair, and legally robust advice.Build a high-performing, organised, and resilient ER team with strong technical capability and commercial awareness.Employee Relations and Risk Mitigation:Provide strategic oversight and expert ER input into complex employee relations matters.Lead the team in the management of Employment Tribunal cases, including the preparation of COT3''s and settlement agreements.Ensure consistent application of ER principles, policy, and legal standards across the group.Proactively identify ER trends and emerging risks,