Laura Martin

Senior Industrial Relations Manager @Centrica

Manchester, GB

Lead company‑wide pay negotiations across multiple bargaining units, establishing clear governance and a single, aligned mandate to ensure consistency, confidence and disciplined decision‑making throughout negotiations.Act as principal negotiator in complex pay talks, using interest‑based negotiation to manage risk, resolve disputes and secure outcomes aligned to commercial strategy and workforce expectations.Lead the strategy and governance arm of the Industrial Relations function, co‑creating and embedding the IR strategy to move the function from transactional negotiation to a mature, forward‑looking capability.Design and embed IR governance frameworks, providing clear structures, roles and escalation routes to enable effective partnership working with trade unions and reduce organisational risk.Strengthen strategic trade union engagement through joint initiatives aligned to business priorities, including workforce and skills transition, enabling constructive dialogue on future change rather than reactive dispute management.Programme lead for Centrica’s organisation‑wide approach to preventing and mitigating sexual harassment, positioning dignity at work as a core governance, risk and culture priority. Led policy redesign, governance frameworks, risk assessment, leadership capability and enterprise‑wide training, strengthening prevention, trauma‑informed responses and confidence in reporting

The University of Manchester

Master of Arts - MA, Peace and Conflict Studies

Hawarden High School

High School, GCSEs

Colleg Cambria

A levels, Politics (A), History (B) and English Language (B)

Lancaster University

Bachelor's Degree, Politics and International Relations