AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.co.uk. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job DescriptionEmployee Relations Manager, UK
The Employee Relations Manager plays a pivotal role in supporting employees and managers in Employee Relations matters to create a positive and productive work environment. The role is central within the HR Team, and is responsible for maintaining high standards of employee relations, ensuring the company lives the AbbVie Way and remains an attractive employer for the future.
Responsibilities
- Lead on all employee relations issues, e.g. investigations, grievances, conflict resolution, disciplinaries
- Work closely with the BHR Team to strategise and agree a strong approach to all employee relations matters
- Develop, implement, and improve Employee Relations strategies, policies, and procedures.
- Advise managers and employees on UK labour law, HR policies, workplace disputes, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
- Partner with internal stakeholders (HR, Legal, Compliance, IT, Data Privacy) and external consultants to resolve employee-related matters. Handle communications with external legal counsel where necessary, and support litigation.
- Lead investigations, document findings, and make recommendations for resolution; ensure all documentation is accurate and compliant.
- Mediate conversations between employees/managers to drive conflict resolution
- Devise and deliver training to the HR team and leaders on ER topics, according to the needs at the time
- Monitor ER metrics, analyse trends, report findings, and propose action plans to HR Director
- Ensure compliance with all relevant local and national employment laws.
- Extensive HR experience specifically in employee relations
- Deep understanding of employment law and HR practices.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive situations with diplomacy
- Experience of mediation yielding positive outcomes
- Strong communication, social, and mediation skills.
- Operates with a pragmatic solutions-focused mindset
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- High ethical standards, integrity, and discretion.
- Proactive and collaborative working style. Flexible and adept at managing multiple priorities.
- Sets challenging goals and constantly questions the status quo
- Regularly seeks feedback and implements it accordingly
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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Skills Required
- Extensive HR experience specifically in employee relations
- Deep understanding of UK employment law and HR practices
- Experience leading workplace investigations, grievances, disciplinaries
- Proven mediation experience with positive outcomes
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive situations with diplomacy
- Strong communication, social, and mediation skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- High ethical standards, integrity, and discretion
- Proactive, collaborative working style and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Experience partnering with HR, Legal, Compliance and external counsel
AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AbbVie and has not been reviewed or approved by AbbVie.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) contributions include a dollar-for-dollar match up to 6% plus an additional annual company contribution tied to age and service. Company-paid life insurance and other financial protections further strengthen long-term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid leave programs include up to 12 weeks at 100% for parental leave and separate paid caregiver leave, with eligibility after six months where noted. Adoption and surrogacy reimbursements and family-building resources add further support.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage begins on day one with medical, dental, vision, mental health, and prescription benefits, and preventive care covered at 100%. Options such as HSAs/FSAs and coverage for spouses/domestic partners and children up to age 26 broaden accessibility.
AbbVie Insights
What We Do
AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.
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