Westfield Health Group is home to Westfield Health, High Five Health Promotion and UK Health and Wellbeing, proudly providing holistic health and wellbeing services, and active spaces, to clients across 11 countries. We believe that our people are our strongest asset and live by our values; We care, we’re in it together, we are explorers, we own it. We aim to continue our commitment to creating a workplace where our colleagues feel connected, heard, developed, recognised and supported.

Job Title: Employee Relations Partner

Location: Hybrid/Remote

About the role:

As our Employee Relations Partner, you will be the regional subject-matter expert for Employee Relations, partnering closely with leaders, People Operations, and external counsel to manage complex ER matters across Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Dubai, Sweden and UK. You will provide strategic and pragmatic guidance on employee relations, ensure compliance with local labour laws, and build manager capability to handle ER matters confidently and consistently.

Your responsibilities:

• Act as the Employee Relations lead and escalation point for complex, high-risk, or sensitive ER cases, including disciplinary, long-term sickness cases, grievance, performance management, investigations, restructures, and exits.

• Provide expert, pragmatic ER advice to managers and senior leaders, ensuring consistent, fair, and legally compliant outcomes across multiple jurisdictions.

• Partner closely with external counsels to manage risk, interpret local employment legislation, and guide complex cases to resolution.

• Build manager capability by coaching leaders on handling ER matters, conducting difficult conversations, managing investigations, and applying policies appropriately.

• Own and continuously improve ER-related policies, procedures, and toolkits, ensuring they are fit for purpose and reflect best practice and legal compliance.

• Lead or support complex ER activity related to organisational change, including restructures, consultations, redundancies, and TUPE/works council interactions where applicable.

• Partner closely with People Operations to develop and refine company policies and continuously review and optimise processes, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and effectively embedded in day-to-day operations.

• Support senior stakeholders in managing employee relations risk in sensitive or high-profile situations, ensuring a balanced approach between legal risk, employee experience, and business needs.

• Stay up to date on employment law developments across different countries and translate changes into practical guidance for managers and the wider People team.

What you’ll bring:

• Significant experience in an HR Business Partner, Employee Relations Partner, or senior ER/HR Advisor role with a strong focus on employee relations across multiple EMEA countries

• Strong working knowledge of employment law and employee relations practices across multiple countries (Netherlands, Germany, Belgium is a must), with the ability to navigate differing legal frameworks and cultural contexts.

• Demonstrated experience managing complex and high-risk ER cases, including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, and complex exits.

• Experience partnering with Legal and external counsel to manage employment risk in multi-country environments.

• Strong influencing and coaching skills, with the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders constructively and guide them through sensitive people situations.

• Ability to balance legal risk, commercial realities, and employee experience when advising the business.

• Calm, credible presence in emotionally charged or high-stakes situations.

• Highly organised with strong case management skills and attention to detail.

• Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy while aligning closely with People Operations and broader HR strategy.

• Strong systems and data capability, with experience using ER case management tools and HR systems to track trends and inform prevention strategies.

• Fluent in English; German and/or Dutch is strongly preferred.

Salary, Perks & Benefits:

· Competitive salary dependent on experience, including 8% holiday allowance

· Pension scheme

· Vacation days: 26 vacation days and 3 ATV days for a year (based on full time hours)

· Collective health insurance

· Gym contribution

· Bike lease scheme.

Next steps and support:

If you think you fit the bill, we would love to hear from you!

Please note, while we welcome global talent, we’re currently unable to sponsor work visas.

We are a proud member of inclusive employers and a Disability Confident Committed employer, we value inclusivity and want to make sure our application process is open and accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments to ensure the recruitment process is as comfortable as possible.