People and Culture Advisor

Portfolio HR and Reward are supporting a thriving business in Knutsford, seeking a People and Culture Advisor to join them on a temporary basis until January 2027! The role is offering a pay of up to 153 per day (PAYE) / 200 per day via umbrella Reporting in to the Director of People and Culture, the main duties of the role include;Provide commercially-focused guidance to managers on employee relations matters, including conduct, capability, grievances, and flexible working arrangements.Build and maintain strong partnerships with people managers to ensure compliant HR practices.Coach and upskill line managers on conducting investigations, disciplinary hearings, and Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs).Manage the end-to-end process for statutory and company leave entitlements (maternity, paternity, parental, emergency) and flexible working requests, ensuring policy compliance, accurate documentation, and timely payroll notification.Manage complex Long-Term Sickness (LTS) and Occupational Health cases, acting as the primary liaison between employees, line managers, Health and Safety, Centres of Excellence (CoEs), and external partners 1 .Advise and coach line managers on handling persistent short-term and complex long-term absence cases to ensure compliance and support employee return-to-work 2 .Analyse monthly absence reports to identify trends, communicating insights to leadership and driving action plans to improve team attendance rates The ideal candidate for this position ..... full job details .....