HR Assistant
HR Assistant needed in South East London Paying £17.53 per hr ref OR108641
Full time hours on a temporary basis
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the first point of contact for HR and payroll enquiries, responding to queries in a timely and professional manner.
- Support employee lifecycle activities, including:
- New starters and onboarding
- Contract changes
- Leavers and offboarding
- Absence and employee records management
- Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems, ensuring data integrity and compliance with GDPR requirements.
- Process HR and payroll documentation accurately and within agreed timescales.
- Support the preparation of reports, spreadsheets, and management information.
- Assist with recruitment and onboarding administration.
- Support HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Monitor and manage shared HR mailboxes, ensuring queries are appropriately resolved or escalated.
- Work closely with managers and employees to provide an excellent customer experience.
- Ensure HR processes are delivered in line with organisational policies, procedures, and employment legislation.
If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to [email protected] quoting the reference number.
Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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