Haworth Lifestyle - HR Business Partner UK

POLTRONA FRAU SPA; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

About Haworth Lifestyle

Haworth Lifestyle was founded to create a unique and distinctive brand platform in the interior design industry, seamlessly integrating manufacturing excellence, design expertise, and cutting-edge retail experiences.

We create timeless designs that strengthen the connection with the spaces of everyday life. Our strength comes from the diversity of our brands and a global team of more than 2,200 members. By nurturing talent and preserving each brand's identity, we drive innovation and excellence.

The Role

The HR Business partner will support, maintain, optimize, and improve the HR Processes within all Brands/Companies under the umbrella of Lifestyle Design - Haworth Group in the UK. He/She will be based in London but with the availability to move 2 days per week to Coventry where the production plant is based.

He/She will be responsible for the following activities:

1. Achieve and maintain compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.
2. Develop and maintain company policies and procedures, including Employee Handbook.
3. Develop and support management/employee consultation processes.
4. Manage pay and benefits.
5. Provide an end-to-end administration service for all employment matters.
6. Advise and support managers with employee relations issues including performance management, disciplinary, grievance, and redundancy.
7. Provide a reporting, monitoring, and reporting process for key employment issues.
8. Support Brands HR with UK-specific employment contracts.
9. Prepare monthly reports for HQ, including HR dashboard, FTE, quarterly forecasts, and budget.
10. Support the processing of payroll, including new starters, leavers, timesheets, calculating pay, providing HMRC submissions.
11. Manage attendance, leave, and sick days.
12. Keep records of leave and sick days in Excel.
13. Handle Statutory Sick Payment requests.
14. Develop and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders to achieve high levels of trust, respect, and professionalism.
15. Support all managers (and colleagues) on HR policies and practices that ensure fairness and expediency, ensuring that those policies and practices are up to date and best practice.

Qualifications for the role

1. Ideally CIPD qualified to level 5 or above or holding an equivalent qualification with a business management focus.
2. Strong working knowledge of UK employment law.
3. Confident with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.).
4. Proven experience in the manufacturing and retail field.

Soft skills

1. Proactivity and problem-solving attitude.
2. Results orientation and excellent levels of customer service.
3. Strong interpersonal skills and high levels of oral and written communication.
4. High level of analytical ability with strong attention to detail.
5. High levels of flexibility.
6. Empathy and teamwork.
7. Passionate about new projects and initiatives in a fast-changing & dynamic environment.

Workplace: London, available to move 2 days per week to Coventry.