A HR executive is, at the most basic level, the advocate between employee and employer and is responsible for keeping both informed and happy in order to improve business outcomes. The HR executive or team are in charge of the employee lifecycle and all the administration that goes alongside it. A job description for a HR executive role will typically include;Recruiting and hiringOnboarding and trainingAdministration of pay and benefitsLiaison between employees and employersEnsuring safety of workersEnsuring legal requirements for workers are in place and upheldDisciplinary actionFiring or handling resignationsMonitoring employee training and developmentWithin recruitment, HR also has to handle all the relevant paperwork. This will involve handling personal data and applications but will also include all onboarding paperwork that needs to be processed for a new hire. Contracts need to be drawn up and agreed to. Company policies and processes need to be shared and understood. Personal data needs to be collected for payroll and benefits. All of this will fall to HR.