HR Officer – People Administration (Part-time) – Restaurant in Germany F/H

WeRecruit; Berlin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

WeRecruit in Berlin is seeking an HR Administrator to manage contracts, onboarding/offboarding, and maintain employee records. The role coordinates with the payroll firm and HR legal partners to ensure compliance and accurate data handling.

You will support scheduling, timekeeping, and HR process improvements across international teams. The position involves acting as the HR contact between the Berlin restaurant, the payroll partner, and the HR legal firm, and assisting with queries from staff

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications stated in the job ad.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and managing employment contracts (permanent, fixed-term, temporary staff, amendments).
• Handling onboarding and offboarding (hiring documents, contract endings, employee files).
• Monitoring probation periods, contract renewals and contract endings.
• Maintaining and updating employee records.
• Ensuring basic HR compliance in coordination with the HR legal advisor.
• Collecting and reviewing staff schedules.
• Checking worked hours, absences and leave.
• Following up with managers in case of missing or incorrect data.
• Preparing and sending payroll variables to the accounting firm.
• Acting as the HR point of contact between the restaurant in Germany, the payroll accounting firm, and the HR legal firm.
• Sending payroll inputs and reviewing payslips (hours, bonuses, absences, contracts).
• Reporting discrepancies and following up on corrections.
• Relaying HR/legal questions to the relevant partners.
• Answering first-level HR questions from staff (contracts, payroll, leave).
• Acting as a bridge between local teams and management.
• Helping structure HR processes in an international context (France / Germany).

Job description

Main Responsibilities

HR Administration

• Drafting and managing employment contracts (permanent, fixed-term, temporary staff, amendments)

• Handling onboarding and offboarding (hiring documents, contract endings, employee files)

• Monitoring probation periods, contract renewals and contract endings

• Maintaining and updating employee records

• Ensuring basic HR compliance in coordination with the HR legal advisor

Scheduling & Working Time Follow-up

• Collecting and reviewing staff schedules

• Checking worked hours, absences and leave

• Following up with managers in case of missing or incorrect data

• Preparing and sending payroll variables to the accounting firm

Liaison with External Partners

• Acting as the HR point of contact between:

  • the restaurant in Germany

  • the accounting firm (in charge of payroll)

  • the HR legal firm

• Sending payroll inputs

• Reviewing pay slips (hours, bonuses, absences, contracts)

• Reporting discrepancies and following up on corrections

• Relaying HR/legal questions to the relevant partners

HR Support to On-site Teams

• Answering first-level HR questions from staff (contracts, payroll, leave)

• Acting as a bridge between local teams and management

• Helping structure HR processes in an international context (France / Germany)