Your new company

Hays are working with a leading manufacturing organisation to appoint a Senior HR Assistant on a temporary 6-month basis.

Your new role

• Monitor, report and analyse absence by area

• Liaise with Occupational Health

• Liaise and coach managers in relation to the sickness absence procedures and improving attendance.

• Develop Occupational Health referral reports

• Conduct welfare meetings with employees and managers to support return to work or follow medical capability process.

• Assist Managers with return-to-work plans – phased returns and temporary medical restrictions

• Liaise with wider HR teams – Payroll, Compensation and Benefits and HR Business Partners to move absence cases forward.

• Ensure employees comply with company policy e.g. sicklines, OH appts and return to work dates.

• Present absence reporting to senior management showing trend analysis and action plans.

• Escalate complex long-term sick cases to HR Business Partner.

• Support HR Business Partners by arranging a range of meetings and issuing letters/emails in a timely manner.

• Update relevant absence information onto HR system
  
  

What you'll need to succeed

• Job holders should have at least 4 years' experience within an HR function

• Ideally working towards CIPD qualification

• Experience of absence monitoring would be ideal

• Experience of SAP or similar system

• Ability to develop working relations with key stakeholders at all levels.

• Ability to have sensitive confidential conversations due to the nature of personal and confidential information

• Work on own initiative and drive absence cases to resolution within our procedures.

• Foster a positive attendance culture and working relations with the local trade union.

• Proficient IT Literacy (MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
  
  

What you'll get in return

• 6 months with possibility of extension

• £38,120 per annum

• East Belfast location

• Weekly pay

• Start ASAP.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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