Junior HR Business Partner

Description

• Be a key point of contact for employees and assist with basic transactional enquiries relating to, but not limited to, working from abroad requests, flexible working requests, absence requests, policy queries and requests for information.  

• Take ownership of the employee onboarding process, including delivery of the HR induction as needed.

• Support with administrative changes and running reports on our HR Systems: HRIS, training platforms, performance management platform etc. 

• Assist with monthly payroll administration.  

• Work closely with the Recruitment and HR Operations teams to ensure a smooth employee lifecycle 

• Supported by the Senior HR Business Partner, provide advice and guidance to managers and employees on matters relating to people policies, procedures, and employment legislation as required.  

• Participate and advise on basic level employee relations issues to include disciplinary, grievance, capability processes, performance reviews, probationary terminations, absence management meetings and occupational health referrals.  

• Take the lead on the probationary review process, ensuring that all probationary reviews are completed on time and to an acceptable standard, chasing outstanding reviews and escalating to the People Partners as required.  Following up on any actions identified from the reviews – for example liaising with L&D on training requests.  

• Attend regular meetings with the People Partners and Discipline Directors to support and guide with people issues relating to their team. 

• Conduct investigations into informal employee complaints and recommend appropriate actions to resolve issues.  

• Manage all family absences (e.g. maternity leave, paternity leave) in line with Statutory requirements and Company policy, escalating to the relevant People Partner where necessary. 

• Assist with project work/improvements that contribute to the overall People Strategy as well as project specific People Strategies.   

• Manage employee requests for work experience placements.  

• Stay updated on HR best practices and legal requirements to provide effective HR solutions.  

• Provide ad-hoc support to the Business partnering function and wider group HR teams as required.  

• Proven experience within a generalist HR role, ideally at a Administrative or Coordinator level.  

• Ability to work at pace in a changing environment.  

• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy.  

• Able to think objectively, prioritise workloads and proactively solve problems with strong planning and organisation skills. 

• Able to demonstrate good HR practice. 

• An understanding and knowledge of employment law and employment practices. 

• Confident using HR systems and an aptitude to learn new/evolving technologies 

• Able to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality in all aspects of work and be a trusted and professional ambassador for HR. 

• Self-motivated, adaptable, and positive approach. 

• CIPD (or equivalent) qualified, or part qualified to level 3.  

• Experience of working with the Workday HR system.  

• Experience of working in a creative digital industry.