HR Advisor: Employee Relations & Policy Specialist in Brighouse

Information Location: Brighouse

Hours: Full Time

Salary: Up to £32,000 per annum depending on experience

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide consistent, high-quality, and compliant HR services to employees at all levels.
• Offer guidance and support to managers and employees on complex employee issues, including absence management, performance concerns, disciplinary actions, and grievances.
• Draft correspondence for disciplinary matters, performance evaluations, and absence management, and assist managers in taking notes and finalising letters.
• Support the recruitment process by advertising job openings, reviewing applications, and screening candidates.
• Manage the onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring HR systems and trackers are accurately updated.
• Maintain personnel records in compliance with GDPR guidelines.
• Process weekly payroll using Sage Payroll software.
• Prepare offer letters, contracts, and welcome packs in a timely manner.
• Conduct inductions for new employees, ensuring they are fully integrated into the company.
• Make Occupational Health referrals for any long-term sickness absence.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of new HR policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with current legislation.
• Monitor and track employee training progress through Citation, escalating any outstanding courses to managers as necessary.
• Assist with the execution of HR projects and initiatives.
• Handle ad hoc tasks and assignments as required.
• Ensure confidentiality and data protection in all aspects of HR work.

Description:

As a result of continued growth, Quickslide is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor to join the team. Reporting directly to the HR Manager, this role will play a central part in supporting the delivery of our HR strategy within a busy, fast-moving environment. The HR Advisor will act as a trusted point of contact across the business, providing timely, practical and commercially focused HR guidance to both managers and employees. From handling day-to-day queries and supporting employee relations matters to advising on policies, procedures and best practice, you’ll help ensure a consistent and professional approach to people management at every level. This is a varied, hands-on role where you’ll also contribute to key HR initiatives, support ongoing process improvements, and help drive a positive, engaged workplace culture. You’ll work closely with colleagues across multiple departments, building strong relationships and ensuring HR continues to add real value as the business grows. If you’re a confident communicator with a solid grounding in HR, a proactive mindset, and the ability to balance detail with a practical, people-focused approach, this is a great opportunity to develop your career within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

The Necessary Skills, Qualifications and Experience Include:

• Have proven experience in an advisory role.
• An understanding of the full HR employee lifecycle.
• Experience of Sage Payroll (advantageous).
• An understanding of employment law, its application and best practice.
• Strong telephone and email communication skills, capable of delivering advice and guidance at all levels within the business.
• Experience of providing relevant advice on policy and process to line managers and employees desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build rapport and trust at all levels in the organisation.
• 3-5 years of HR generalist experience is essential.
• Ability to handle sensitive & confidential information with discretion and integrity.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Can confidently manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Educated to a degree level or equivalent with a recognised HR qualification minimum CIPD level 5.