HR Business Partner

Job Ref: CAL1285

Branch: Wigan Office

Location: Caledonian Leisure Wigan Office, Wigan

Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary

Contract type: Fixed Term

Hours: Full Time

Hours per week: 37.5

Posted date: 13/10/2025

Closing date: 15/11/2025

We are looking for a hands-on HR Business Partner or experienced HR Advisor to provide maternity cover for 12 months. Based in Wigan, this is a role for someone who isn't afraid of "doing the doing" and enjoys being actively involved in all aspects of HR delivery.

You'll act as a trusted advisor to managers and senior leaders, while also taking a practical, sleeves-rolled-up approach to day-to-day HR activity. The role will involve regular travel across our hotels nationwide, including overnight stays, so flexibility and willingness to be on the road is essential. You will also work closely with the HR Advisor supporting our Transport and Leisure divisions, ensuring alignment across the wider business.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Partnering with managers across the Caledonian Claymore Hotel Collection to deliver effective people strategies.
• Providing professional and practical support on employee relations, including absence, performance, grievances, and disciplinary processes.
• Supporting workforce and succession planning, training initiatives, and leadership development.
• Leading and assisting with change projects, such as restructures, TUPE transfers, and engagement activities.
• Monitoring HR data and metrics to provide actionable insights.
• Driving engagement, wellbeing, and mental health initiatives across the business.
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding to deliver a positive new starter experience.
• Keeping up to date with employment law and best practice, ensuring compliance at all times.

About you

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Advisor.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Confidence in managing complex employee relations cases.
• A "hands-on" approach – someone comfortable balancing strategy with operational HR delivery.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills.
• CIPD Level 5 (or working towards).
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility to travel across the UK with regular overnight stays.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid working and free on-site parking.
• Staff discounts (up to 50%) and friends family discounts (up to 20%) across our hotels, breaks, and experiences.
• Join a supportive, fast-growing business recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces in Travel.

About us

You would be joining a business which excels in provision of holidays and short breaks, one of the leading holiday companies in the UK.

At Caledonian we recognise that the success of our business depends on our people and delivering a quality product. We understand that developing and supporting our people to deliver this quality is important and key to our success.

We believe in involving our people in decision-making and product improvement, we encourage all our team members to raise any suggestions or ideas to help us achieve our goals.

Your enthusiasm, contribution and commitment will be highly valued when you become a part of the wider Caledonian team.

Diversity Inclusion

We actively promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, fostering an environment where every individual's unique perspective and talent is valued and respected.

The Caledonian Wigan office is a home to our finance and HR team. The office is located on the ground floor of the building within the Wigan Investment Centre, with free parking available on site. The office is convenietly located just a 10 minute walk from the main Wigan train station.