UK - People Assistant

Responsibilities

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Support HR administration processes for internal employees across the UK business, ensuring employee records and HR systems are accurate and up to date.

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Manage new starter, employee change and leaver administration, including onboarding documents, status changes, pay-related updates, offboarding requests and exit documentation.

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Support eligibility, right-to-work, TUPE onboarding and internal people documentation processes, ensuring all required checks and records are completed accurately.

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Use BambooHR and other HR systems to input, update, access and compile employee data for the People Team and wider business.

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Liaise with hiring managers, senior stakeholders and internal teams to support job advert requests and recruitment-related administration.

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Support internal staff absence administration, including sickness, bereavement and other absence types, ensuring return-to-work confirmations and payroll-related updates are completed correctly.

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Monitor and respond to queries received via the UK HR inbox, including holiday queries, sickness updates, employee record changes, document requests, system updates and general HR support.

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Provide administrative and clerical support to the wider People Team, including reference letters, eye test vouchers, employee documentation, record updates and urgent HR system actions.

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Escalate complex or sensitive matters to the appropriate People Team member and ensure confidential employee information is handled in line with company policy and data protection requirements.

A successful candidate will have

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Previous experience in an HR administration, People support or similar administrative role.

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Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy when handling employee data.

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Confidence using HR systems, spreadsheets, shared inboxes and document management processes.

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Good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

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A people-first mindset and a professional approach to employee and manager queries.

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Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.

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Confidence following processes and escalating issues where required.

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Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, particularly spreadsheets, documents and email.

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A proactive attitude and willingness to support the wider People Team.

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Basic understanding of UK HR administration processes.

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Experience using BambooHR or similar systems would be desirable.