• Location
    Datchet
  • Advertising Salary:
    Up to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience
  • Contract Type
    Permanent
  • Hours Per Week
    40
  • About The Role

  • We are hiring for an experienced HR Business Partner - Employee Relations (ER) & TUPE to lead our Group-wide Employee Relations and TUPE service, providing expert, commercially focused advice while ensuring strong governance, compliance, and risk management across the business. This is a hybrid role, with the successful candidate expected to work from our Datchet office on a regular basis throughout the week, alongside home working, to support effective collaboration with colleagues and key stakeholders.

    As part of the wider HR Business Partner team, you will work closely with divisional HR Business Partners and senior operational leaders to deliver a consistent and effective approach to employee relations, organisational change, and TUPE activity across the Group. You will provide specialist expertise, support business leaders in making values-led decisions, and act as the senior escalation point for complex and high-risk employee relations matters.

    You will lead the Employee Relations and TUPE teams, taking responsibility for service quality, workload management, team development, governance, and outcomes. This includes overseeing disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability, performance, discrimination, whistleblowing, Early Conciliation, and Employment Tribunal cases, ensuring all matters are managed in line with employment law, business requirements, and best practice.

    The role will be instrumental in supporting organisational change programmes, including restructures, redundancy exercises, contract mobilisations and demobilisations, acquisitions, and TUPE transfers. You will lead and oversee inbound and outbound TUPE activity, ensuring legal compliance, effective consultation, robust due diligence, accurate employee liability information, and a positive employee experience throughout the transfer process.

    Working collaboratively with operational leaders, clients, mobilisation teams, legal advisers, ACAS, and trade union representatives where applicable, you will provide expert guidance on workforce risk, consultation, employee engagement, and change management. You will identify emerging trends and risks through case analysis and reporting, implementing preventative solutions and driving continuous improvement across employee relations and TUPE practices.

    You will also be responsible for maintaining high standards of governance and compliance, ensuring the consistent application of HR policies, procedures, and employment legislation across the Group. In addition, you will lead improvements to ER and TUPE processes, policies, templates, and management guidance, contribute to HR strategy and people-focused projects, and build capability across HR and operational teams through coaching, training, and knowledge sharing.

    This is a highly visible leadership role that offers the opportunity to influence people strategy, support complex business change, and drive excellence in employee relations and TUPE delivery across the organisation.

     

    Please note: The closing date for applications is Sunday 8 November 2026. We encourage interested candidates to submit their application before the deadline, as applications received after this date may not be considered.

  • About You

  • We're looking for an experienced HR professional with proven experience operating at HR Business Partner or senior Employee Relations level within a complex, operational environment. You will have extensive employee relations expertise, including the management and oversight of complex, sensitive, and high-risk cases, alongside strong practical experience of TUPE transfers, restructures, redundancy programmes, and organisational change.

    You will possess up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law, ACAS guidance, and HR best practice, with the ability to provide clear, commercially focused advice to senior operational stakeholders. You will be comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery and have a proven track record of leading, coaching, and developing teams within a high-volume, multi-site environment.

    Strong communication, influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills are essential, together with excellent organisation, attention to detail, and the ability to exercise sound judgement under pressure. You will also be confident using Microsoft 365, HR systems, and people data to support decision-making and drive positive outcomes.

    Ideally, you will have experience within facilities management, cleaning, security, or similar service-led sectors. Experience working in unionised environments, supporting collective consultation processes, and contributing to tender support, mobilisation, demobilisation, or acquisition activity would also be advantageous. A CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 qualification, or equivalent professional experience, is desirable.

    To be successful in this role, you will act with integrity, professionalism, and sound judgement, providing balanced, fair, and empathetic advice while maintaining appropriate challenge. You will prioritise safety, dignity, and respect in all people practices, take ownership for delivering results, share knowledge with others, and focus on turning decisions into action.

    The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Basic DBS Check.
     
    We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates; however, please be aware that we are unable to sponsor work visas. All applicants must have an existing legal right to work in the UK. 
  • About The Company

  • What makes this job amazing?  

    • Full learning & support from Atlas. 

    • Stream – our financial wellbeing and benefits platform which provides you with real-time access to earned wages, information to improve your financial health, and discounts/savings at leading retailers and supermarkets.

    • Cycle to work scheme*.  

    • Workplace pension scheme.  

    • Staff recognition scheme (Stars of Atlas).  

    • Staff engagement portal.  

    • The ability to progress your career within Atlas.  

    • Learning and development led by you: support in areas you like or want to learn more about.  

    • The opportunity to work amongst people who value and support each other, achieving great results.  

    • For those who value and excel in transparent, high-intensity, and high-impact environments, there is significant opportunity for advancement. 

    • Atlas continues to grow at pace which is both exciting and challenging.   

     

    *Subject to qualifying parameters.  

    Who are we?

    Atlas is a family of people drawn together by a passion for creating happiness in others. 

    Founded in 1986 and 100% owned by our employees, we are now one of the fastest-growing business support companies in the UK, providing cleaning, security, pest and other support services to a wide range of companies, from globally recognised brands to small local businesses. Our success is down to one thing; the passion and commitment of our extended family, who together we deliver happiness across thousands of client sites every single day. To ensure we remain focused on our purpose as we grow, we recruit first and foremost on our values so for those committed to living them alongside us, there is no better place to work.  

     

    Our Purpose

    To create happiness in ourselves and others 

    We approach work and life with a sense of fun, optimism and belief, and strive to have a positive impact on the world around us. We show kindness and compassion to all those we meet, ensuring everyone is safe and healthy. We deliver on our promises and go the extra mile every day.

     

    Our Values

    We are a family 

    Just like any other family, we laugh, cry, celebrate and commiserate together. We may come from many different backgrounds, but we’re always there when it really matters. Whether it’s with practical help and support, or simply a mug of tea and a shoulder to cry on.

    Sharing makes us stronger 

    Knowledge is more powerful when its shared. Which is why we share everything - our ideas, our expertise, our news and most-of-all our time. Show humility. Share and work together, and anything is possible.

    Own your space 

    You are Atlas. Don’t be afraid to make decisions. Use your time wisely and treat every pound as if it was coming from your own pocket.

    Be honest. Always. 

    Have the courage to do the right thing, even when no-one is watching. Whether it’s owning up to a mistake, having a difficult conversation, or simply arguing a point you feel passionate about. Be yourself. Authenticity breeds trust. Trust brings happiness.

    Treat clients like our best friends 

    If we’re a family, then our clients are our best friends. Friends who you can be completely open and honest with, because they trust you to put their interests first. We take the time to listen to what’s going on in our clients lives and pull out all the stops to make them feel happy.

    Start with Wow 

    And never settle for less. Create time to focus on quality and prioritise long-term solutions over short-term fixes. Constantly seek opportunities to learn from others, and if something doesn’t make sense, shout. Always ask yourself if there is more we can do to bring happiness to those around us.

    Don't just talk. Do. 

    We are a business that thrives on doing. The more we do, the more we succeed. Embrace change. Keep it simple. Keep meetings short. Plan just enough to succeed. And then get on with it.

    Atlas commits to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such aims to ensure that no employee or job applicant receives less favourable treatment or are placed at a disadvantage by imposed conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified because of a protected characteristic. Atlas strives to see its workforce broadly reflecting the community in which its operation is based.

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