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Human Resources and Industrial Relations Officers

Human resources and industrial relations officers conduct research, analyse data and advise on recruitment, training, staff appraisal and industrial relations policies and assist specialist managers with negotiations on behalf of a commercial enterprise, trade union or other organisation.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£19,440
£27,943
£56,374

New workers start around £19,440. Normal pay is £27,943 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £56,374.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 237,781 vacancies for this type of job

6.06%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Deals with grievance and disciplinary procedures, and with staff welfare and counselling provision.

  • Advises on training and recruitment, negotiating procedures, salary agreements and other personnel and industrial relations issues.

  • Interviews candidates for jobs.

  • Assists with negotiations between management and employees or trades unions concerning pay and conditions of employment.

  • Develops and recommends personnel and industrial relations policies, assists with their implementation and drafts staff handbooks.

  • Undertakes research and analyses data on pay differentials, productivity and efficiency bonuses and other payments.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Employee Relations

  • Business Development

  • Labor Law

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Talent Sourcing

  • Marketing

  • Performance Management

  • Resourcing

  • Employment Protection Legislation

  • Talent Acquisition

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Sales

  • Detail Oriented

  • Customer Service

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Organizational Skills

  • Coaching

  • Self-Motivation

  • Resilience

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Human Resource Management

Liverpool John Moores University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/120

Human Resource Management

De Montfort University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Business (Top-up)

South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College)

BA (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Kingston upon Thames · 09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Human Resource Management

Birmingham City University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Human Resource Management

University of Stirling

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Stirling · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Human Resource Management

University of Greenwich

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · London · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Human Resource Management

University of Leeds

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with time abroad · Leeds · 25/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Human Resource Management

University of Leicester

BA (Hons) · 3-4 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 128/128

Human Resource Management

University of Strathclyde

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Glasgow · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Business and Management

Nottingham College

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 56/56

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