Job description
Driscoll Kingston & Co. LTD
HR Officer
Location: Liverpool City Centre
Salary: £40 - £50k with at least 5-10 years experience.
Driscoll Kingston & Co LTD currently have a fantastic opportunity for a HR Officer to join our HR department in our brand-new office based in the heart of Liverpool City Centre.
Duties include:
HR Processes
· Design and implement new HR administrative systems to effectively record and manage HR processes such as absence management and holiday recording
· Monitor, record and manage all absence across the firm - informing mangers of absences and assist with arranging cover
· Manage all matters relating to family leave
· Ensure the effective implementation of the firm’s performance management process such as targets and appraisals – it’s the role of managers to ensure targets and appraisals are met. The HR Officer will be responsible for issuing the forms and saving completed appraisals in employee files
· Ensure Team Managers are carrying out effective and timely appraisals for their team including probation review meetings
· Take responsibility for processing all disciplinary matters across the firm including issuing invite to disciplinary letters, holding disciplinary meetings, issuing warnings and recording appropriate objectives.
· Work with managers to ensure disciplinary review meetings are held and objectives are meeting met
· Take responsibility for managing formal grievances and complaints and work with the appropriate managers to ensure the processes are managed and resolved in a compliant and timely manner
· Calculate hours worked – i.e. ensure that staff work the required hours.
· Time recording daily checks i.e. ensuring Fee Earners are performing adequately
Payroll
· New starter payroll set up - expand
· Liaise with external payroll and HR
· Ensure any bonus/additional pay, checking wage slips, liaising with accounts
Onboarding
· Oversee the recruitment of new staff, including liaising with the appropriate manager to arrange interviews, issuing contracts and new starter forms
· Request references prior to start date
· Responsible for carrying out a thorough induction, arranging new starter training and induction review meetings
· New starter set up including Timetastic/Medicash/Gym (oversee gym)
· Carry out right to work checks
· Ensure DBS checks completed and paid on time
· Respond to reference requests for ex-employees
· Pay reviews and issuing pay rises following instruction from the MD and providing letters confirming a change in salary.
General HR Duties
· General HR admin/filing
· Offer flu vaccines/purchase and distribute vouchers to staff
· Overseeing Apprentices, set up Government incentives etc
· Carry out all exit interviews
Requirements
5yrs minimum HR experience within a professional services environment
An appropriate level of employment law knowledge to enable commercially sound HR decisions
Experience in managing performance management processes within a professional, fast paced environment
Experience in designing and implementing new HR administrative processes such as time keeping, performance management and absence management
Experience in liaising with senior managers on all HR matters
Benefits:
· Offices based in the heart of the city centre
· Free gym membership
· Private health care scheme/ Medicash
· Excellent commuter links
· State of the art technology
· 32 days annual leave inc. bank holidays plus an additional Birthday Leave Day
· Excellent social activities
· Actively involved in numerous charity and fundraising events
· Professional, growing firm
All suitable applicants will be contacted within 24 hours.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Gym membership
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person