HR Generalist: People Operations & Compliance (UK)

• Supporting employees and managers across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment support, onboarding, employee changes, performance processes, engagement activity and exits.
• Providing HR advice on absence, health issues, conduct, capability, grievances, organisational change and other employee relations matters.
• Partnering with managers on employment law-related matters, including complex investigations.
• Giving accurate, timely guidance in line with UK employment legislation, company policies and HR best practice.
• Supporting onboarding for successful candidates, including contracts, Right to Work checks and inductions.
• Maintaining accurate employee records, HRIS data and HR documentation, including regular checks and audits for compliance and accuracy.
• Advising and coaching managers on company policies, people processes and effective people management.
• Supporting performance appraisal processes, performance improvement plans and employee development activity.
• Helping develop, implement and improve HR policies, procedures and ways of working.
• Identifying opportunities to improve the employee experience and the efficiency of HR delivery.
• Supporting HR reporting, metrics, queries and people-related systems activity.
• Acting as the primary backup for payroll processing, including payroll updates.
• Supporting employee engagement initiatives, culture programmes, internal communications, HR updates and employee events.
• Championing a positive, inclusive and collaborative working environment.
• Promoting employee wellbeing, trust, inclusion and a strong sense of connection across the business.
• Upholding company standards around confidentiality, security, IT, HR procedures, Health and Safety, ethical behaviour and professional conduct.

Requirements

• Previous experience in an HR Generalist, HR Advisor or similar HR role
• Strong knowledge of HR principles, employment practices and UK employment legislation
• Experience handling employee relations matters, including absence, disciplinary, grievance, conduct, capability and performance management processes
• Experience supporting onboarding, employee engagement, retention activity and HR administration
• Familiarity with HR systems, HR reporting and Microsoft Office
• Good understanding of employee wellbeing, workplace culture, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to build trust and credibility with employees and managers
• Good judgement, empathy, emotional intelligence and discretion
• Strong organisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• A proactive, practical and solutions-focused approach.

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Hard Skills

• HR principles
• employment practices
• employee relations
• performance management
• onboarding
• HR administration
• HR reporting
• HRIS
• payroll processing
• compliance audits

Soft Skills

• communication
• relationship-building
• trust
• empathy
• emotional intelligence
• discretion
• organisation
• proactive
• solutions-focused
• judgement