Working for a fast-paced, busy HR department within a thriving local charity responsible for supporting the Hospice with all administrative HR duties. • Responsible for maintenance of HR inbox ensuring all correspondence actioned appropriately. Answering email/phone queries from employees and line managers on a variety of employment issues, ensuring advice given in line with hospice policies and procedures. • Updating of systems and databases with accurate information. Production of reports from Cascade as and when required. • Preparation of offer letters and contracts for new starters. Carry out pre-employment checks including seeking references and DBS checks. Ensure other paperwork completed for leavers, contract changes etc. Responsibility for meeting payroll deadlines ensuring forms completed accurately.• Use of new Applicant Tracker System to advertise vacancies and arranging interviews when required.• Completed project work to improve efficiency and organisation of personal data.

OutlineBased in Health and Wellbeing team tasked with reducing sickness absence levels within the Trust.• Supported line managers who were conducting sickness meetings for employees who had hit a trigger under Absence Management policy. Provided advice and guidance to the manager to make the most effective decision. • Outcome of meeting summarised in letter to employee which I checked once drafted by line manager. • Accurate minute taker at final stage absence hearings where one of the outcomes was dismissal. • Weekly reporting of organisational absence stats.

OutlineJoined Nunwood on a FTC to assist during a period of rapid expansion at the company. • Responsibility for rolling out new company handbook and contract to all UK employees. • Updating of maternity, adoption and paternity leave policies along with flexible working and parental leave. Production of company organogram using Microsoft Visio.• Running reports off HR system as requested.• Arranging and Chairing Disciplinary Hearings.• Sourcing and arranging internal training including management training courses to improve staff development.• Assisting with the start up of a new US office. Understanding employment laws, health insurance plans and state specific tax arrangements in order to create the correct employment documentation. • Liaising with New York Office to arrange interviews and making offers of employment. • Preparation of contracts, offer letters, contract variations, new starter inductions.