All Locations
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Position
HR Services
Salary Details:
Upto £30,000 depending on experience
Contract Type:
Permanent
Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time

About your new role

Our HR & Development 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 Business Partners, the trainee HR Adviser will have a development plan which works towards providing 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.

Key Duties & Responsibilities 

Provide advice and support on all aspects of areas, at all levels, relating to employee relations such as:

•          Wellbeing support/check ins
•          Absence Management
•          Process changes to individual staff records efficiently and within agreed timescales, liaising with team managers, HR Coordinators, and                       Payroll as appropriate
•          Undertake HR related project work on an ad hoc basis as required
•          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.

After 12 months we would look to develop the candidate into areas such as :

.           Performance Management

.           Bullying and harassment

.           Contractual advice
•         Dismissal and termination

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.
 
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About You

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Experience

  • Minimum Level 3 CIPD or equivalent
  • Experience of working as a HR Co-ordinator/Assistant
  • 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 work

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  trainee 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

Come and join our award-winning organisation and be part of a team where people truly matter.  

Weightmans is a Leading national law firm, with strong international capabilities.

Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards, and ranking top 10 in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Join Weightmans as we continue our journey to becoming one of the UK’s top 30 law firms.

Why work for us? Take a look: Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans

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Work for a firm where people matter – work for Weightmans

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