HR Business Partner - Europa Worldwide
(2025-07)
- Support in the delivery of onboarding in close collaboration with the recruitment team and managers and assist/lead on probation reviews as part of employee ongoing development.
- Provide up to date and knowledgeable advice to managers on the principles of UK and international employment law. Ensuring HR policies, processes and procedures are implemented to the required standard across the business.
- Support managers in the delivery of the Appraisal and Review processes, including attendance at annual reviews ensuring progress is tracked and performance is managed.
- Partner with managers to efficiently handle employee relation issues in a pragmatic and efficient manner while maintaining employee engagement and compliance with current legislation.
- Consistently deliver an accurate and timely response to issues including employment tribunal claims, redundancy, organisational restructures, terminations, TUPE, grievances, misconduct, code of conduct issues and disciplinary action.
- Conduct exit interviews immediately upon notification of resignation and communicate relevant recommendations to management.
- Coach, challenge and develop managers to equip them with the appropriate tools and knowledge to effectively manage their people across all employee management areas as needs are identified.
- Collaborate with managers on the cultural and people aspects of organisational, structural change, people processes and business improvement initiatives, ensuring engagement and motivation are preserved.
- Analyse and interpret employee management information for area of responsibility in consultation with HR Business Partnering Manager and senior management to develop effective action plans for business units and management teams to help them address productivity, diversity, retention and performance issues and ultimately to help them meet their commercial objectives.
- Support the development and delivery of learning and development initiatives aligned to business needs.
- Contribute proactively to HR team meetings, sharing solutions, best practice, and continuous improvement.
- Act in accordance with company values and demonstrate these in all interactions.
- Undertake other duties reasonably required, commensurate with the scope and level of the role.
HR Generalist - Forvia (Faurecia)
(2025-09 - 2025-06)
- Assists the HR Manager in personnel, administration, implementation of group HR policies and their follow-up, staffing issues or industrial relations.
- Propose action plans and participate in their deployment.
- Collect information and prepare reports in line with Group HR policies for month-end figures and follow-up indicators.
- Ensure that the organization complies with Labour Laws.
- Participate in Plant HR activities.
- Represent HR at the daily Top 5 if required.
- Assume responsibility for assigned FES chapters.
- Answer employee queries related to payroll.
- Participate in training or Health Safety & Environment (HSE) issues if necessary.
HR Business Partner - Robertson & Caine
(2022-01 - 2022-08)
- Responsible for the entire recruitment life cycle process of new staff members at all levels for the company, including recruitment, selection, and onboarding. Liaise with management regarding interviews and ensure that interview guides utilized is in conjunction with the required skill set.
- Ensure all relevant recruitment documentation is completed accurately and in full and pre-employment checks are completed, these include but are not limited to: Employment Reference checks, Criminal checks, Qualifications, & ID validation via Lexis Nexis, Application forms and Recruitment Checklist forms.
- Ensure that the recruitment documentation is submitted and completed in a timely manner for sign-off.
- Build a business relationship and work closely with approved Recruitment Agencies/ Labour Brokers ensuring that recruitment is completed within the given timeframe.
- Ensure that the right person is recruited at the right time for the right job in accordance with applicable legislation.
- Ensure job descriptions and performance management documents are in place and maintained for your various business unit.
- Ensure that the correct termination process is adhered to and all relevant documentation is completed accurately and submitted to for sign-off.
- Ensure that exit interviews are conducted if and when required and exit medicals arranged with the various stakeholders.
- Assist management regarding probation and performance review periods.
- Attend production and transparency meetings to offer HRBP support to the various business units.
- Act in an advisory capacity to management and the workforce, ensuring that all HR related matters are dealt with according to the HR processes and in accordance with applicable legislation.
- Educate and provide training to management and the workforce regarding policies, processes and work-related changes.
- Liaise with management regarding absenteeism and act in an advisory capacity regarding the appropriate action to be taken or appropriate solution to the problem.
- Assist managers and employees with private and confidential issues if and when required.
- Act as a first line advisor to management and employees in terms of all disciplinaries (progressive and corrective), grievance and sexual harassment matters.
- Assist management with misconduct and incapacity investigations. Ensure that managers implement corrective action as advised by the respective HR Officer.
- Ensure that discipline is maintained and applied fairly and consistently in the workplace.
- Provide support to management in managing performance and assist in the analysis of plans to resolve any identified performance problems.
- Ensure the effective implementation of all Industrial Relations policies and procedures throughout the organization.
- Arrange and ensure disciplinary, appeal and grievance hearings are scheduled, and managers are adequately prepared for the hearings.
HR Generalist (Hospitality & Farming) - Boschendal
(2021-01 - 2021-12)
- Assists with talent acquisition and recruitment processes where needed
- Administer new employee on-boarding and induction.
- Responsible for the WSP and ATR submissions, including Discretionary Grant applications
- Preparing of EE online submission, attending EE meetings, maintaining all EE records and assist with drafting of EE plan
- Assists with the creation and distribution of all internal HR communication
- Supporting HRM in the succession planning and the retaining of employees.
- Ensure compliance with labour relations act and assist with all industrial relations inquiries
- Support the HRM with the implementation of new HR programmes, policies and procedures
- Provide guidance and service to all employees on daily employee relations and performance management issues.
- Assist with the preparation of various HR reports
- Collect and assess HR data and trends that will assist the HR team to make recommendations that will drive the effectiveness of the organisation.
- Partake in the development of HR programmes with regards to employee engagement.
HR Officer: Talent/ Acting HR Business Partner - Aspen Pharmacare
(2018-02 - 2020-10)
- Assist with the creation and distribution of all internal HR communication.
- Administer new employee on-boarding and induction.
- Develop and maintain talent management processes.
- Monitor employee morale and company culture.
- Collaborate with the HRM to develop effective recruitment strategies.
- Maintain employee HR records.
- Conduct exit interviews and recommend corrective action if necessary.
- Provide guidance and service to all employees on daily employee relations and performance management issues.
- Assists with talent acquisition and recruitment processes where needed.
- Partake in the development of HR programmes with regards to employee management.
- Support the HRM with the implementation of new HR programmes.
- Provide HR policy and procedure guidance to employees and management.
- Responsible for the WSP and ATR submissions, including Discretionary Grant applications.
- Preparing of EE online submission, attending EE meetings, maintaining of all EE records
