Senior HR Generalist: Employee Relations & Onboarding

Affidea UK & Ireland; Leinster; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Affidea UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior HR Generalist to join our Head Office in Dublin 12. The role focuses on employee relations, organisational development and HR operations, with travel across clinic locations.

Requirements: 4+ years as an HR Generalist, CIPD Level 5, and thorough knowledge of employment law. You will drive onboarding, training management, payroll support and HR systems administration.

Qualifications

• Diploma in HR or a related field.
• CIPD Level 5 Qualification.
• 4+ years’ experience working as an HR Generalist or similar.
• Demonstrable experience with grievance and disciplinary processes.
• Thorough knowledge of employer/employee legislation.
• Full understanding of all HR function best practices.
• Excellent people management skills.
• Proven experience in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, and investigation processes.
• Advise managers on legal requirements and best practices related to disciplinary procedures and workplace policies.
• Conduct investigations into employee grievances, disciplinary actions, and workplace disputes.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, company policies, and best HR practices.
• Develop and implement strategies to create a positive work culture and enhance employer-employee relationships.
• Serve as a point of contact for employee concerns, offering solutions and advice on workplace matters.
• Facilitate transparent and effective communication between employees and management.
• Conduct inductions for new hires for their assigned business units.
• Audit and maintain the employees training matrix to JCI requirements.
• Ensure all staff training records and clinical training are current and correctly filed.
• Coordinate the process for individual training requests from employees.
• Work with the recruitment team in recruitment campaigns when needed.
• Assist with systems administration for the company’s time management system (Softworks).
• Maintain all employee files in line with the appropriate policies.
• Enhance onboarding processes to ensure a positive and structured employee experience.
• Manage offboarding processes, including exit interviews and insights analysis to inform retention strategies.
• Continuously improve the employee lifecycle journey.
• Review and validate payroll inputs including new hires, leavers, salary changes, bonuses, and deductions.
• Ensure data integrity between HR systems and payroll systems.
• Support resolution of payroll queries, discrepancies, and employee queries in a timely manner.
• Support audits and reporting requirements related to payroll and employee data.

Skills

Employee relations

Disciplinary procedures

Grievance handling

HR operations

Stakeholder management

Education

Diploma in HR

CIPD Level 5

Job description

Affidea UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior HR Generalist to join our Head Office in Dublin 12. The role focuses on employee relations, organisational development and HR operations, with travel across clinic locations.

Requirements: 4+ years as an HR Generalist, CIPD Level 5, and thorough knowledge of employment law. You will drive onboarding, training management, payroll support and HR systems administration.