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People Business Partner

Welcome Break

Welcome Break Support Centre, MK16 9EZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Pay

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Contract

Not specified

Hours

Full-time

Closing date

7 November 2026

15 days left

Job description

Field-Based Role – North (Leeds Manchester area)

Salary – up to £50,000 p/a (depending on experience)

Bonus scheme

Full-time role, hybrid working

We’re looking for a People Business Partner (HR Business Partner) to join our People Team and play a key role in empowering our people.

Our People team’s core belief is that the employee experience should match our member's and customer’s experience.

Welcome Break is growing. We’re redefining our regions and need a People Business Partner to look after our sites in the Midlands.

What will your role look like?

You will be responsible for

  • Employee Relations
  • Training and Development
  • Resourcing and Succession
  • Pay and Benefits
  • Organisational design
  • Reporting and Employee Insights
  • Culture and Engagement
  • The People Strategy

Ideally we are looking for someone who has:

  • Strong HR or People experience within a hospitality or retail environment
  • Experience working with a multi-site, multi-branded business would be beneficial
  • Preferably CIPD qualified to level 5, with a desire to work towards level 7
  • Operational HR experience, within a high-volume, fast-paced and customer-focused business environment
  • Experience with a range of HR/People cases – including performance management, absence, well-being, discipline, and grievances
  • Strong knowledge of employment law
  • Experience in training delivery and workshop delivery would also be beneficial

We also have some great benefits;

  • Bonus Scheme
  • Company Car Scheme, or equivalent Opt Out payment
  • Private Healthcare scheme provided by Vitality
  • 33 days Holiday (inc. BH) - entitlement increases with service
  • Pension Scheme. 4% employer, 5% employee contribution.
  • Employee discounts (50% off onsite KFC, Burger King, Starbucks and Pizza Express to name a few)
  • My Welcome Break discounts - savings at hundreds of high street retailers including fashion stores, electrical retailers, supermarkets and travel companies
  • Career progression and brilliant training programmes
  • Cycle to work scheme - salary sacrifice scheme allows you to save money on bikes – including e-bikes
  • Free onsite parking at all Welcome Break sites
  • Free lunch provided in office (sandwiches, pasta pots, rolls) as well as Tea and Coffee

Welcome Break is one of the UK’s leading motorway service operators, running 59 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK.

When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.

Internally we call this position People Business Partner but you may also have experience as a HR Business Partner, Senior HR Business Partner, ER Business Partner and People Partner or Human Resources Business Partner

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

Welcome Break

First seen

24 October 2026

Last checked

24 October 2026

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Welcome Break

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