Senior HR Employee Relations Advisor (Sickness Lead)

Role: Senior HR Employee Relations Advisor (Sickness Lead)
Location: Forward Drive, Harrow, HA3 8NT (London Borough of Harrow)
Employer: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership, representing the London Borough of Harrow
Contract Type: Temporary - Initial 6-month assignment, with potential for extension
Working Pattern: Hybrid (2-3 days office attendance)
Pay Rate: £24.81 per hour PAYE (Negotiable)

About the Role:
Pertemps Recruitment, working with the London Borough of Harrow, is looking for a Senior HR Employee Relations Advisor (Sickness Lead) to join the HR Services team. The role focuses on managing sickness absence and supporting managers with complex employee relations cases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead strategies to reduce short- and long-term sickness absence.
• Advise managers on complex cases (health conditions, disability, stress, ER issues).
• Work closely with occupational health, managers, and Trade Unions.
• Manage absence cases through formal procedures, hearings, and appeals.
• Provide regular reports and dashboards on sickness, turnover, and case trends.
• Deliver training to managers on absence management.
• Keep accurate records in line with data protection rules.

Key Requirements:

• Evidence of ongoing professional development (CPD).
• Degree and/or CIPD qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Strong report writing and communication skills.
• Experience handling complex employee relations issues with knowledge of employment law.
• Ability to influence and work effectively with senior managers and stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with a focus on results.
• Creative problem-solving approach.
• Proven success in employee relations, including sickness absence, TUPE, and HR projects.
• Experience working in a large organisation.

About us:
For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership have been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company, quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be accredited 'investor in people' which is reflected across our business in length of service and career progression of our employees.

London Borough of Harrow is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, any your data protection rights, can be found by visiting www.cifas.org.uk/fpn