HR Advisor

The Talent World; Farnham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Farnham base

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Hays HR is recruiting an experienced HR Advisor for a 6-month temporary assignment based in Farnham, Surrey. The role involves hands-on ER casework, occupational health activities and providing first-line HR guidance across managers and staff.

You will work with HR Business Partners across multiple sites, with hybrid/home working and occasional site visits to Farnham from a base in the South East. This is a busy, collaborative HR team role within a leading scientific organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience at HR Advisor level.
• Strong employee relations casework experience.
• Experience managing Occupational Health referrals and reports.
• Knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line HR advice and guidance to managers and employees.
• Support ER casework and absence management for managers.
• Coordinate Occupational Health referrals and review reports.
• Prepare case documentation and maintain accurate records.
• Offer guidance on HR policies, flexible working, family leave and probation.

Skills

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

UK employment law

HR policies

Communication

Tools

HR systems

Occupational Health portals

Job description

Hays HR are delighted to be partnering with a leading scientific organisation to recruit an experienced HR Advisor for a 6-month temporary assignment via Hays, with a base in Farnham, Surrey which will need visiting a few times per month / hybrid / home working for other activities.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative HR team, providing hands-on support across a broad range of employee relations and occupational health activities. Working closely with HR Business Partners and managers across multiple sites, you'll play a key role in delivering practical, solutions-focused HR Advisory support for ER Case work.

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Relations & Casework
  • Support & coaching to managers with a range of employee relations matters, including:
  • Sickness absence
  • Performance and capability
  • Disciplinary cases
  • Grievances
  • Long term absence/sickness/muscular skeletal
  • Probation-related concerns
• Prepare case documentation, correspondence and meeting paperwork.
• Maintain accurate case records and monitor agreed actions.
• Provide practical guidance on HR policies and procedures.
• Occupational Health & Employee Wellbeing
  • Manage Occupational Health referrals from start to finish.
  • Prepare referral documentation and management questions.
  • Review Occupational Health reports and support managers with recommendations.
  • Advise on workplace adjustments and return-to-work plans.
  • Support both short and long-term absence management processes.
  • Coordinate DSE assessments and follow up on recommendations.
  • HR Advisory Support
    • Provide first-line HR advice and guidance to managers and employees.
    • Interpret and apply HR policies to individual circumstances.
    • Support queries relating to:
      • Absence management
      • Flexible working
      • Family leave
      • Probation
      • Performance management
      • Occupational Health
      • Reasonable adjustments

  About You

  • Previous experience working at HR Advisor level.
  • Strong employee relations casework experience.
  • Practical experience managing Occupational Health referrals and reports.
  • Good understanding of absence management and workplace adjustments.
  • Experience supporting managers with a broad range of HR issues.
  • Knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Experience using HR systems and ideally Occupational Health portals.

  What's on Offer

  • 6-month temporary contract via Hays -
  • Hybrid working on a Farnham office base which you will be expected to visit a couple of times per month, but generally working from home/remote - preference for candidates living in the South/South East
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • 37-hour working week
  • 30 hours per week will be considered
  • Opportunity to work within a respected scientific and research-led organisation
  • Supportive and collaborative HR team environment