Our client, one of the UK’s largest FMCG companies is looking for a HR Advisor to join their team, reporting to the Head of HR. You will be responsible for supporting the HR department and driving the people capability by advising managers on elements relating to people management as well as the end to end HR processes. The role is based in East-Kent.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Planning and delivery of induction to all starters ensuring a consistent approach, an informative introduction to the Company and ensuring all documentation has been collated and proof of right to work in the UK established.
- Absence Management
- Proactive management of Long Term Sick cases to ensure a timely return to work and working closely with business managers to manage short term absences.
- Ensure the absence policy is being adhered to and managers are completing the relevant documentation.
- Disciplinaries, Grievances and Appeals
- Ensure the Grievance procedures from both an internal and legislative perspective are adhered to and to fully investigate, identify issues, respond in full and determine areas for change.
- Work with business managers to deal appropriately with disciplinary cases ensuring a consistent approach across the business.
- Fully investigate appeals ensuring full consideration is given to the case and responded to appropriately within the time scales set out.
- Ensure that all documentation is set-out in an ordered and easy to follow guide for any future reference.
- Completion of processing leavers
- Appropriate use of HR systems ensuring an accurate and timely service ensuring payroll deadlines are adhered to. Maintain knowledge on systems and increase knowledge levels to enhance the service offered to the business.
- To answer all questions into the department providing accurate and pragmatic advice to our employees and business areas ensuring that any risks have been identified and, where appropriate, escalate to Senior HR Advisor or Head of HR.
- Involvement in delivering training and developing skills to design and deliver own training.
Experience required:
- Demonstrable competence in working within a busy HR or recruitment function.
- Operational and current Employment Law knowledge.
- Graduate calibre
- Highly computer literate including Microsoft Excel and Systems
- CIPD qualified
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