Darshna Patel Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Manage full cycle Talent Acquisition process, including job descriptions, sourcing, conducting interviews, skill testing, background checks, job offers, salary negotiations, onboarding/new hire orientation.Partner with hiring managers to develop recruiting strategies across 3 locations, ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action and OFCCP compliance.Manage all facets of temporary staffing throughout the organization, including building and maintain vendor relationships, contract, and negotiate pricing.Key contributor and user of the talent acquisition management system.Oversee the recruiting budget and conduct variance analysis.Develop, prepare, and analyze recruitment/headcount and turnover metrics using PeopleSoft and Taleo.Conduct onboarding/new hire orientation, ensuring that all accurate information regarding benefits and company policies/procedures are covered.Manage a relationship with unemployment claims agency to ensure timely processing of claims in support of a favorable outcome.Provide advice and counsel management and staff on the interpretation of HR programs, policies and procedures. Administer leaves of absences, including short term disability, FMLA, VESSA, and military.Serve as the lead in the design and implementation of the Recognition Program portal.Manage I-9 compliance, reducing legal risks.

Coordinated job postings nationally through an on-line e-mail system, and filled all temporary positions for the corporate office.Conducted new hire orientations, ensuring that all company benefit plans and policies/procedures were covered.Conducted the exit interview process for terminating employees, and counseled terminating employees on COBRA, HIPPA, and 401(k) matters.Assisted with annual health care open enrollment for 4,000 employees, including employee communications, form processing, and record keeping. Coordinated company wide COBRA processing for more than 300 participants during open enrollment, answering questions from HR staff and participants in the field.Administered company-sponsored corporate credit cards, ensuring prompt processing of card requests and cancellations, and regularly monitored participants in order to limit corporate liability.Prepared, verified, and processed monthly and/or quarterly billings to vendors providing standardized health care plans.Assisted other HR staff members in research and resolution of benefit related issues.Developed and presented methods to simplify administrative processes in conjunction with the standardization of benefits delivery across the country.Managed and monitored workers’ compensation and short-term disability cases.Processed the weekly payroll for hourly employees in Kronos.Coordinated unemployment services for 80 employees during the close of the Deerfield, Illinois facility.Maintained, monitored, and audited I-9 compliances, EEO-1and VETS-100 reporting.

Stamford, Ct, Us

Assisted in the hiring process, screening applicants, conducting background checks, verifying employment, making employment offers, and arranging for drug screening.Conducted weekly new hire orientations as well as benefits orientations.Oversaw the accuracy and compliance of all personnel files to company standards including I 9 forms, union enrollment forms, tax forms, and new hire / termination paperwork.Prepared annual EEO-1 report.Administered 90 / 100-day and annual employee review cycles.Assisted in employee relations, and assisted hotel staff and the managers with HR and payroll issues on a daily basis.Protested unemployment claims and participated in unemployment hearings.Processed monthly health insurance bills for three unions as well as for non-union employees.Maintained weekly spreadsheets on vacation time for union and non-union employees.Created and maintained an employee confidential database.Coordinated various company events such as the Annual Employee Luncheon, Holiday Party, and monthly Employee Recognition Meetings.Managed the department in the absence of an HR Manager for five months, assuming additional responsibility for recruiting, employee relations, open enrollment, and benefits.