HR Assistant Manager - Hospitality Ops & Employee Experience

Hyatt Corporation; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous learning and development

Salary: £45,884 Tronc

Discounted hotel stays for you and as/

Free monthly massages

Access to hotel gym

Free meals on duty in colleague dining

Uniform provided and laundered

Headspace membership and EAP

50% discount on food & beverages atHy/

Job summary

Hyatt Corporation's Andaz London Liverpool Street in East London seeks an HR professional to manage payroll liaison, absence, benefits, and employee relations for UK colleagues.

The role covers payroll liaison with Payroll Accountant UK, leave, SMP, sickness and attendance, probation, salary reviews, benefits administration, flexible working, and welfare initiatives, balancing operations with strategic HR tasks.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of UK employment practices
• Experience in HR administration is advantageous
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Payroll Accountant UK on colleague records including leave, trips, SMP and SPP
• Manage probation and salary reviews
• Oversee monthly colleague statistics and headcount metrics
• Prepare monthly departmental accruals, pensions and assist reforecasting for staffing
• Record absence, follow up on long-term absences and calculate attendance bonus
• Ensure audits of HR systems (PeopleSoft, Fourth) and passport records per Home Office guidelines
• Handle employee relations cases (disciplinaries, grievances, investigations)
• Administer benefits and assist with maternity/paternity, medical and pension processes
• Manage flexible working requests
• Support colleague welfare programmes (EAP, healthcare) and advise on relevant benefits
• Counsel colleagues on career prospects, personal/job-related issues and discipline
• Assist in managing the HR department budget and expenditures
• Support learning initiatives and delivery when appropriate

Job description

Hyatt Corporation's Andaz London Liverpool Street in East London seeks an HR professional to manage payroll liaison, absence, benefits, and employee relations for UK colleagues.

The role covers payroll liaison with Payroll Accountant UK, leave, SMP, sickness and attendance, probation, salary reviews, benefits administration, flexible working, and welfare initiatives, balancing operations with strategic HR tasks.