Kate Pullen

Background

About Kate Pullen

Heading up the operational function within the HR department Supporting managers and team leaders on all recruiting matters Recruitment and selection, including the onboarding and offboarding Coordinating work placement, intern and apprenticeship processes Designing key job positions Managing Employee relations, including disciplinary and grievance proceedings, Separation Agreements, absence management, employment law Managing investigations and complex employee relations issues including redundancy and grievance Ensuring employee relation cases are managed to meet best practice requirements Supporting and updating the organisation on all employee relations matters Building strong relationship with the internal client Training & Development, including identification of training needs, seeking cost effective training interventions, and coaching employees on their personal development Facilitating the management team to bring the best solutions for employee retention and development Organisation planning, including headcount, succession, re-organisations Starters and leavers process, headcount, labour turnover KPIs Performance management Gathering and evaluating market data to measure the organisation’s competitiveness for salary reviews, compensation and benefits packages Developing and maintaining HR and Employment Policies & Procedures Proactive support of the delivery of HR processes Providing support and guidance for managers and staff on HR issues including employment legislation Working in close partnership with senior management to prepare and implement HR strategy Assessing risk and identifying gaps in employee relation processes Administering the HR Information Systems, ADP, payroll, Workday, including data entry, report generation and analysis Pensions administering and managing pension schemes and auto enrolment. Managing statutory payments e.g. Maternity, Paternity, PHI, Adoption. Calculation of commissions and inputting onto ADP (payroll provider). P11D submissions Primary contact for employees on issues of pay, tax, national insurance, P60’s, pension and other deductions. This involves interpreting legislation and regulations to ensure correct advice is given. Ensuring timely and accurate delivery of the payroll in accordance with ADP deadlines. Managing and implementing the annual salary increase. Liaising with external agencies as necessary e.g. HMRC, Scottish Widows, ADP. Design and work across HR projects Monitoring and developing performance appraisal systems