HR Manager

HR Manager Colchester £50 - £55k Full-time, permanent The HR Manager will provide professional HR support across the business, ensuring their people practices are fair, legally compliant, and aligned with company values and business goals. This role will play a key part in building positive employee relations, supporting and guiding managers, and contributing to the ongoing growth and success of the company and its teams. Key Responsibilities

• Lead on day to day HR management, providing expert advice and guidance to managers and employees.
• Oversee, manage and support managers in employee relations (ER) matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, short and long term absence management, performance management, appraisals.
• Support managers in driving employee engagement, performance, and accountability.
• Support managers with recruitment and selection in line with the business needs and the Company's values.
• Overseeing the onboarding of new starters from offer of employment through to induction, developing systems and processes where required.
• Supporting and guiding managers on all family friendly policies and processes to ensure legal compliance.
• Supporting Line Managers with managing employee performance situations and appraisals.
• Working with the external HR Consultant to maintain and update the template Contracts of Employment, all the HR policies within the staff handbook, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practice.
• Support with development and training initiatives, identifying learning needs and facilitating opportunities for growth.
• Provide support to the senior leaders on different HR projects to include employee surveys, wellbeing at work initiatives, salary benchmarking, job descriptions and recruitment. Experience required
• CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrable employee relations experience.
• Proven track record of supporting managers and teams through HR challenges and change.