Human Resources Assistant

Virgin Active are committed to changing people's lives for the better through wellness. Our team are dedicated to delivering a unique leisure and relaxation experience throughout all our clubs. All our team members pride themselves on incorporating Virgin Active values and ensuring the highest Brand Standards into their work, so our members can experience the finest facilities and service. We take value in recruiting the very best team members who work behind the scenes to support our clubs in delivering a world class member experience. We are looking for a HR Assistant to join our HR Department.

The HR Assistant is responsible for providing friendly and efficient support for the HR team, ensuring all stakeholders are provided with key information on HR processes and procedures.

The Role

• Being the first point of contact for HR related queries from both Line Managers, team members, and third party providers.
• Dealing with day to day queries (e.g. pay, attendance, policy guidance, benefits) and where necessary directing queries to the best person or team to deal with them,
• Coordinating all HR administration, ensuring it is accurate and efficient, and embed HR processes and practices throughout the business.
• Ensuring all benefits administration including E-points, fuel cards, company cars, healthcare and dental cover is up to date and accurate, taking into account changes that may arise (such as role changes, new starters and leavers).
• Reviewing and sending contracts of employment in a precise and timely fashion, and ensuring new starters and job changes are reflected on our HRMS accurately .
• Providing accurate and timely reporting when required, and ensure compliance with Company process, data protection requirements and best practice with regard to maintenance of people systems and records.
• Managing Purchase Order processes, liaising with the Finance team to rectify any issues
• Responsible for our HRMS to ensure that people data is completed accurately, ensuring people are paid correctly and their benefits are accurately recorded

Experience

• Knowledge of basic employment law and HR practices
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Word and Excel

Our Perks

• 25 days (excluding bank holidays) annual leave, plus a Celebration Day – and we want you take them.
• Access to The Peoples Pension, with our contributions at 3%.
• Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy. You can also get free membership for your children too, ability to take advantage of our Club V.
• Private Dental and Healthcare Insurance – your physical health is important, and we want you to have the access to healthcare should you require it.
• Life Assurance 4x your salary – which we hope you will not need.
• We want you to love Virgin Active like we do, so you get discounts across Virgin active – everything from guest passes to 50% off PT sessions.
• You will join Virgin Family - where not only can you communicate with your colleagues across Virgin Group, but also many discounts (including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and Virgin Media/O2)
• Maintaining a healthy diet while at work can be hard, so we offer all our team members 20% off food and drink at our KAUAI branches located in clubs.
• Managing finances can be difficult, so we offer access to Salary Finance. They can support you with loans and savings plans, as well as help you become a personal finance expert.
• Mental health is a cornerstone of wellbeing. Our BUPA employer assistance programme is there when you need a helping hand with 4 free counselling sessions.
• We know finding a new home to rent can be stressful. We partner with Dexters who offer complimentary corporate letting services – meaning no tenant charges.
• Access to ePoints, offering loads of online discounts to retailers.
• Always wanted to take that yoga course? Well VA offer discount on all their Academy courses, trained by the very best instructors