Human Resources Officer - London, United Kingdom - Lewis Silkin LLP

Lewis Silkin LLP

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London, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Term:

Permanent
Working hours:
Full-time (Monday to Friday, 35, 09:30
17:30)
Reports to:
HR Manager (Business Services Division)
Department:

Human Resources Department

Location:

London

The firmLewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets their ideas, their people, their brand and their future

We call it:
Ideas. People. Possibilities.

With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch.

We have two things at our core:
people — both ours and our clients'— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.

Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our 'I-CUE').

We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.

The departmentThis role sits within the HR team which comprises 20 people specialists based in our London and Cardiff offices, working closely together to provide excellent employment conditions for the firm's people, covering all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

Main purpose of the role

The primary focus of this role will be to support the Business Services HR Manager to deliver the full employee lifecycle effectively and efficiently for Business Services staff across the division.

The post holder will also have the opportunity to support the wider HR team on firm-wide HR projects.

Responsibilities
Having oversight of, and ensuring, the joiner and leaver procedures are effectively implemented within the division, liaising with central teams as required.
Managing the onboarding process for new joiners and conducting exit interviews for leavers.
Carrying out a variety of induction sessions, for example, leading one week and sixweek catch ups for new joiners across the division.
Support the Divisional HR Manager with daytoday contact with the Chief Officers and line managers across the Business Services Division, (responsibility for their respective teams) acting as their key divisional HR support, dealing with, or escalating as required, all the HR lifecycles.
Supporting the Divisional HR Manager with any HR matters arising from the Division; supporting the Chief Officers and Line Managers as required.
Liaising with the central Learning and Development function to input into the design and delivery of relevant highquality training across all roles within the division.
Supporting the Divisional HR Manager on daytoday employee relations issues.
Supporting the Divisional HR Manager on performance management issues and providing HR support and best practice guidance to line managers regarding performance management.
Advising divisional employees and line managers on matters of HR policy.
Responsible for managing maternity and paternity leave and ensuring the appropriate maternity support and coaching is given to employees before, during and after maternity leave.
Assisting the Divisional HR Manager with absence management and follow up as required, such as conducting return to work interviews where sickness absence trigger points have been reached and making occupational health referrals where necessary.
Ensuring payroll changes are provided to the appropriate central team members (responsible for payroll) in a timely and efficient manner and ensuring employment paperwork and changes to terms and conditions are updated as required within the relevant systems.
Support the Divisional HR Manager with creating and producing statistics, data, or other relevant information to input into the divisional management priorities and activities.
Working with the Divisional HR Manager to input into regular reports and papers as required by the Chief Officers or Operations Board.
As part of the HR team, ensuring the timely delivery of the firm's appraisal, salary review and bonus processes, working closely with the Divisional HR Manager and taking a proactive approach throughout to completion.
Working with the Divisional HR Manager to coordinate the firm's annual Practicing Certificate Renewal as part of the firm's regulatory obligations under the Solicitors Regulation Authority. In addition, assist on the regulatory obligations for both our Northern and Southern Ireland branch offices.
Keeping the Divisional HR Manager up to date with all HR activity across the division, providing regular updates on activity and ongoing matters.
Additional ad hoc projects as required.
Any other reasonable duty in line with the level of the role.