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Aspinal of London LimitedCore Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in HR generalist functions, including employee relations, payroll processing, and compliance with UK employment law. Proficient in managing onboarding, offboarding, and absence management processes while maintaining accurate HR records.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Employee Relations CaseworkPayroll ProcessingCIPD Level 3 Or 5UK Employment Law KnowledgeOnboarding And Offboarding Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Act as the first point of contact for HR queries from approximately 250 employees and managers
- Run probation reviews, extensions and probation exits
- Investigate and manage disciplinary, grievance and capability processes up to an agreed level
- Prepare HR letters and notes
- Manage sickness absence, including return-to-work and long-term absence meetings
- Conduct maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave meetings
- Manage KIT days and returns
- Manage holiday entitlements, carry-over, approvals, balances and queries in the HR system
- Coach managers on handling people issues consistently
- Issue contracts, offer letters and variations
- Support senior/director contracts with the Head of People
- Own onboarding and offboarding processes, including inductions, welcome gifts, equipment requests, leaver processes and exit interview follow-up
- Support recruitment with hiring managers, including peak seasonal hiring across Head Office, Retail and Warehouse
- Provide accurate monthly payroll inputs, including starters, leavers, changes, SMP/SSP and pension
- Resolve payroll exceptions and process payroll when needed during holidays and sickness
- Maintain accurate, complete and audit-ready Access and employee records
- Produce basic HR reports on headcount, turnover and absence
- Ensure right-to-work checks, H&S documentation and statutory records are complete
- Send H&S documents, monitor completion and chase outstanding items
- Keep policies and templates updated for employment law changes
- Support sample sales, engagement initiatives and company events
Requirements
What you’ll need- 2+ years in a generalist HR role
- Hands-on employee relations casework experience
- Previous payroll exposure
- CIPD Level 3 or 5, or working towards
- Sound working knowledge of UK employment law and family-leave rules
- Confident, calm and credible with managers and employees at all levels
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
- Highly organised and accurate
- Able to travel to London and other sites as needed
- Must be able to attend the West Sussex Head Office on Thursdays
- Experience working in a Founder-led, entrepreneurial agile business
Benefits
Comp & perks- Hybrid working arrangement
- Full-time employment
- Welcome gifts
- Equipment requests/support
- Engagement initiatives and company events
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Hard Skills
HR Generalist FunctionsProbation ReviewsDisciplinary ProcessesSickness Absence ManagementHR ReportingRight-To-Work ChecksContract IssuanceFamily-Leave ManagementAudit-Ready Record MaintenancePayroll Inputs
Soft Skills
Confident CommunicationCalm Under PressureHighly OrganisedCredibility With ManagersAdaptability In Fast-Paced Environments
Tools & Technologies
HR SystemAccess Database
Certifications & Qualifications
CIPD Level 3CIPD Level 5
Industry Keywords
Employee RelationsFamily-Leave RulesFounder-Led BusinessAgile Business EnvironmentStatutory Records Compliance