Assistant HR Advisor

Job title:

Assistant HR Advisor

Company

Hill Dickinson

Job description

Location : Liverpool Job AdvertHill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Liverpool, Manchester, London, Leeds, Newcastle, Piraeus, Singapore, Monaco and Hong Kong. With more than 950 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non-contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.Job role: HR Advisor (Employee Relations Specialist)Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00 (35 hours per week)As the winner of two Working Families’ awards for ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Recruitment 2022’ and ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Working Award 2020’, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.Team: HR OperationsLocation: Liverpool (with travel across other UK offices)Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.Here are some examples of what we offer:

• 25 days’ annual leave

• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown

• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme

• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days

• Flexible, agile and home working

• BUPA

• Permanent health insurance

• Flexible pension scheme

• Medicash

• EAP with access to counselling

• Enhanced family leave policies

• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year

• Life assurance

• Annual travel season ticket loan

• Dress for your day policy

• Bespoke training and development opportunities

• Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Role overviewIntroduction to the role:Working as part of the HR Operations team, you will primarily provide support on employee relations matters, and contribute to ongoing HR projects. The role will involve assisting with the supervision of HR Assistants and providing administrative support where necessary.Introduction to the team:Led by a HR Director, the HR team is currently made up of 24 people, who strive to deliver a seamless service to all Partners and employees. The team provide expert advice and support in areas such as employee relations, recruitment, learning and development, diversity and inclusion and reward.Key responsibilities:

• Providing HR/employment advice to managers and employees as required
• Supporting hiring managers with recruitment needs and carrying out HR onboarding processes
• Liaising with employees who are absent and supporting their line manager with return to work meetings, absence reviews etc.
• Making Occupational Health referrals where appropriate, building relationship with Occupational Health provider and support line managers with recommendations and reasonable adjustments
• Undertaking duty of care and return to work meetings
• Managing of all aspects of the family leave process
• Carrying out offboarding processes including exit interviews
• Supporting line managers in dealing with performance management issues in their teams
• Supporting with formal meetings such as grievances and disciplinary hearings
• Assisting with policy review and making recommendations for changes
• Production of ad-hoc reports and spread sheets
• Production of formal paperwork and letters as required
• Involvement in any ad-hoc HR projects as required
• Collation and production of monthly payroll information for processing
• Management of records within the central HR system
• Where applicable you may be asked to support with HR related activities in other UK offices (Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, London, Birmingham).

What are we looking for:Essential

• Previous generalist/operational HR experience
• Experience of using a HR system
• Good judgement and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and to meet deadlines
• A calm and professional manner
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to operate in a busy and fast paced environment
• Be able to work under own initiative
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Flexibility in approach and willingness to work outside of normal office hours, if required.
• CIPD qualification (Level 3 or equivalent as a minimum requirement).

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a law firm or the professional services sector
• Level 5 CIPD qualification is preferred.

Equality, Diversity and InclusionHill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.Disability SupportWe are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.ValuesTrust – Respect – Innovation – CollaborationAt Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.Hours Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00 (35 hours per week)
Department HR Operations
Job Type Full time
Contract Type Permanent
Salary Dependent on experience

Expected salary

Location

Liverpool

Job date

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 23:32:28 GMT

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