Employee Relations Manager (Casework)
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34,233 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 September 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 426663/1 |
Summary
Do you have up to date knowledge and practical experience of dealing with formal and informal cases such as disciplinaries, grievances and attendance management?
Have you managed multiple cases at the same time?
If so, we'd love to hear from you!
You will join the Directorate of Corporate Services that is responsible for the effective delivery of Corporate Services to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). Corporate Services includes Communications, IT, Procurement, Finance, Health & Safety, Human Resources, Internal Audit and Assurance, Programme Management Office, and Property & Facilities.
Human Resources is a key enabling function responsible for the planning and delivery of the MCA's People Strategy and a full range of HR services including Organisational Design and Development, Talent Management, Employee Relations, Volunteer support, Reward and Resourcing, Planning and Governance.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at: Maritime and Coastguard Agency - Department for Transport Careers
This exciting opportunity will see you will be responsible for the effective management of cases from disciplinaries to grievances and performance to probation. You will work autonomously as you provide effective stakeholder management ensuring formal policies and procedures are followed to MCA standards whilst providing a high level of governance.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Be responsible for managing multiple cases ensuring that all casework and employee relations (ER) activities are carried out in accordance with MCA and wider Civil Service policies and procedures.Ensure ER cases have a timely conclusion and act as an escalation point, where required.Manage litigation cases including Employment Tribunal and Personal Injury.Work in partnership with relevant internal and external stakeholders to gather and prepare evidence, witness statements and supporting individuals through the process.Effective internal and stakeholder management which includes, but is not limited to: Government Legal Department, Trade Union Representatives, Department for Transport (DfT) Voice of the Customer, DfT Group Policy, MCA managers and employees.Monitor and maintain up to date casework Management Information, identifying trends and risks, whilst proactively identifying solutions.Lead and implement relevant policy changes communicating these effectively to the business. Line management of an Employee Relations Advisor.Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.
For further information on the role, please read the role profile attached. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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