20 Nov 2023

Contract HR Adviser (FTC 12 Months) – Weightmans

Weightmans – Posted by All Jobs Centre UK Staff –  Liverpool L3

Job Description

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About your new role

Our People & Knowledge team is made up a number of teams that work together to support Weightmans’ people issues and processes, including: business support; employee relations; learning & development; payroll & benefits; and recruitment.
With guidance from the HR Services Manager and Head of HR, to provide an accurate and efficient HR advisory service to a diverse range of partners, team leaders and employees, handling a range of operational HR issues, ensuring best practice and legal requirements are met.
We are currently recruiting for a HR Adviser to join our fantastic HR team in Liverpool. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months.
As a HR Adviser you will provide advice and support on all aspects of areas, at all levels, relating to employee relations such as:
  • Disciplinary
  • Investigations
  • Grievance
  • Performance Management
  • Absence Management
  • Bullying and harassment
  • Contractual advice
  • Dismissal and termination
  • Responding to ACAS enquiries
  • Induction
  • Manage probationary periods, dealing with any issues that may arise and providing advice and support with probationary reviews
  • Keep up to date with developments in HR practice and employment law
  • Deal with smaller scale redundancy consultation and end to end redundancy process
  • Process changes to individual staff records efficiently and within agreed timescales, liaising with team managers, HR Coordinators, and Payroll as appropriate
  • Promote well-being, Diversity & Inclusion and ensure staff are sign-posted to the support and benefits available
  • Monitoring HR MI and feedback to identify risks and issues and provide the necessary support
  • Provide advice and guidance to employees ensuring best practice
  • Maintain current and accurate information within the HR System
  • Undertake HR related project work on an ad hoc basis as required
  • Assist with production of Management Information as required on ad hoc basis
  • Contribute to the development of policy and procedure
  • Assist with yearly pay review and graduate recruitment processes
  • Provide support to other members of the HR team
  • Manage contractual changes, ensuring the necessary paperwork is completed, records are update and the HR Services Manager is informed for payroll purposes
  • Manage ad-hoc processes as may be allocated, such as diversity monitoring, work experience placements etc.
This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be required to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

About You

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Experience
  • Minimum Level 3 CIPD or equivalent
  • Experience of working as a HR Adviser
  • Knowledge of the full range of HR practices within an organisation
  • Understanding of key employment legislation and its impact on HR practice
  • Ability to deal with sensitive matters tactfully and discreetly, providing fair and manageable solutions
  • Experience of dealing with important and confidential matters and documents
  • Ability to manage and prioritise a complex workload to ensure strict deadlines are met
  • Competent in the use of standard office software
  • Ability to research and compile internal and external information for management reports and project wor
Behaviours
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  • Awareness of impact own behaviour has on others and have the ability to modify behaviour to build/develop relationships
  • Ability to work as a member of a team in a co-operative and positive manner
  • Ability to plan and organise work
  • Ability to keep information confidential
Additional Requirements
The HR Adviser together with all members of the HR team has access to personal records, files and confidential information. The HR team
are expected to maintain the highest level of confidentiality at all times and must never disclose, outside the team, without authority, information
gained in the course of their duties.

Why work for us

Weightmans is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer at the annual Britain’s Top Employers awards 2021 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.

The independent research showed “Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation.”

We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.

We strongly encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.

Please feel free to note your preferred pronouns in your application.

Work for a firm where people matter – work for Weightmans.

As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including;

  • 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
  • Agile / working from home including provision of home office equipment*
  • Healthcare cover/ Medicash
  • Pension plan
  • Life Insurance 4 x salary
  • Interest free travel loan scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Discounted dental scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Offers & discounts
  • Great reward and recognition scheme
  • there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.

Please note

  • Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.
  • The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.
  • We are open to part time/job share applicants.

 

Recruitment agencies (PSL /non-PSL)

Weightmans operates a strict ‘preferred supplier list’ (PSL) and is committed to working closely with the recruitment agencies that feature on that list. As such, Weightmans does not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs, profiles or any other introductions from both our PSL and non-PSL agencies. If a PSL or non-PSL agency chooses to submit a speculative or unsolicited CV, profile or introduction without instruction from a member of Weightmans’ recruitment team, we will reserve the right to treat the introduction as a gift and contact the candidate directly without accepting or entering into the agency’s terms nor being liable for a recruitment fee.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment, or meet the Home office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

Job Categories: Human Resource Management Jobs. Job Types: Contract and Full time. Job Tags: HR Adviser (FTC 12 Months) - Weightmans, HR Jobs in Liverpool, Jobs at Weightmans, and Jobs in Liverpool.

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