Temp HR Administrator — Onboarding, Payroll & Compliance

Essential Employment; West of England; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking a temporary HR Administrator in Yate, Bristol. The role covers comprehensive HR support, including maintaining employee records, recruitment administration, onboarding, and payroll assistance. The successful candidate will handle inductions, absence records, GDPR-compliant files, and respond to employee queries.

duties include processing new starters and leavers, preparing contracts and offer letters, and supporting with HR reporting and stakeholder liaison.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive administrative support across HR functions.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR databases.
• Assist with recruitment, contracts, offer letters and onboarding.
• Process new starters and leavers.
• Support payroll administration.
• Coordinate inductions and monitor leave records.
• Respond to employee queries and produce HR reports.
• Maintain confidential personnel files under GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Provide admin support to the HR team across payroll, onboarding and contracts.
• Prepare and issue contracts, offer letters and onboarding documents.
• Handle new starters and leavers and update HR systems.
• Coordinate inductions and monitor holiday and sickness records.
• Produce HR reports and respond to employee queries.
• Support employee relations activities and reference checks.

Job description

Essential Employment is seeking a temporary HR Administrator in Yate, Bristol. The role covers comprehensive HR support, including maintaining employee records, recruitment administration, onboarding, and payroll assistance. The successful candidate will handle inductions, absence records, GDPR-compliant files, and respond to employee queries.

duties include processing new starters and leavers, preparing contracts and offer letters, and supporting with HR reporting and stakeholder liaison.