Employee Relations Consultant (14 months FTC)

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

We’re recruiting for an Employee Relations Consultant to join us. We’re offering a competitive base salary and hybrid working. At Legal & General, we believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. As an Employee Relations Consultant, you’ll play a key role in shaping a positive employee experience and ensuring our people policies reflect both our values and the evolving world of work.

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing expert advice on employee relations matters to managers and HR colleagues
• Supporting organisational change projects including restructures and TUPE transfers
• Building strong partnerships with HR, business leaders, and trade union representatives
• Delivering coaching and training to enhance ER capability across the business
• Monitoring employment legislation and recommending policy updates
• Analysing ER data to identify trends and inform decision-making
• Advising on complex employee relations cases with a focus on resolution
• Promoting a culture of fairness, inclusion, and continuous improvement

Who we’re looking for:

• CIPD Level 5 or 7 qualification or equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices
• Experience working in a unionised environment
• Proven ability to manage complex ER cases and conflict resolution
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Commercial awareness and understanding of business priorities
• Ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to positive employee outcomes

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.