HR Advisor

Location: Wolverhampton | Contract: Permanent | Hybrid (3 days in the office, 2 from home)

We're recruiting an experienced HR Advisor on behalf of a client based in Wolverhampton. This is a great opportunity for a confident HR professional who enjoys advising managers and handling a broad range of employee relations matters.

Reporting into an HR Business Partner, you'll act as a trusted first point of contact for managers, providing pragmatic and legally sound advice to support consistent and fair people management.

Key responsibilities include:

• Advising managers on employee relations issues including sickness absence, disciplinaries, grievances, performance and capability
• Supporting investigations, hearings and formal meetings (including note‑taking)
• Drafting HR correspondence and case documentation
• Managing absence processes and occupational health referrals
• Working constructively with trade union representatives
• Delivering guidance, coaching and training to managers
• Supporting HR projects and continuous improvement activity

About you:

• CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards), or equivalent HR Advisory experience
• Strong ER background with good working knowledge of employment law
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Highly organised, professional and able to manage a varied workload
• Experience of unionised environments is desirable

This role would suit someone who is proactive, solutions‑focused and comfortable balancing operational HR with commercial realities.