Junior HR Advisor: People & Onboarding

Pret A Manger; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gold Card

33 days annual leave

Private medical cover

Pension contribution match

Job summary

Pret A Manger is seeking a Junior People Advisor to join our UK Support Centre. You will provide practical, commercially aware HR support to managers and staff, helping with the employee lifecycle and HR administration.

You’ll work closely with the Head of HR and the People Team, gaining exposure to a broad range of generalist HR activities in a fast-paced, people-centred environment. This hybrid role, based at our London Victoria site (75B), offers exposure to confidential processes, payroll

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an HR Assistant, HR Administrator, or similar People role.
• Good understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Organised with ability to manage priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate employee records and documentation in Workday.
• Process lifecycle changes: starters, leavers, promotions, transfers, and salary changes.
• Handle employment references and verification requests.
• Support leaver processes and timely actions.
• Respond to employee and manager queries via HR channels.
• Support compliance and audit activities.
• Assist payroll processes with the Payroll Supervisor.
• Coordinate recruitment administration and interview scheduling.
• Prepare contracts, offers and onboarding documents.
• Conduct Right to Work checks and pre-employment screening.
• Coordinate onboarding and induction activities for new starters.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers for smooth onboarding.
• Support trial period reviews and related administration.
• Assist with 75B compensation processes.

Skills

HR Administration

UK Employment Law

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Stakeholder Collaboration

Education

CIPD Level 3 qualification (desirable)

Tools

Workday HRIS

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Pret A Manger is seeking a Junior People Advisor to join our UK Support Centre. You will provide practical, commercially aware HR support to managers and staff, helping with the employee lifecycle and HR administration.

You’ll work closely with the Head of HR and the People Team, gaining exposure to a broad range of generalist HR activities in a fast-paced, people-centred environment. This hybrid role, based at our London Victoria site (75B), offers exposure to confidential processes, payroll