Temporary HR Intern

Primary Purpose:Acting as a key point of contact, the Intern, HR will be responsible for providing accurate, consistent and efficient administrative support to the Corporate HR Manager and Retail HR Manager for UK & Ireland. Reporting to the Corporate HR Manager, they will provide first line support to the business and coordinate a variety of HR processes throughout the employee lifecycle.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in HRto:
- Support with all HR administration across the employee lifecycle for both retail and corporate employees including, but not limited to:
- Corporate - liaise with our external administration provider and Tapestry People Services to ensure all contracts of employment, welcome letters, change of terms letters and leaver letters are sent out in a timely manner. Collect and verify Right to Work documentation and new starter employment references.
- Retail - liaise with our external administration provider to ensure all contracts of employment and change of terms letters are sent to employees in a timely manner. Liaise with Tapestry People Services regarding employee employment reference letters. Collect and verify Right to Work documentation for all new retail hires.
- Create, maintain, and regularly audit employee files, ensuring the accuracy of information held and regulatory compliance. Assist with transferring existing hard files into electronic files.
- Scan and transition all employee files to PeopleDocs in PeopleHub (our internal HRIS system).
- Support line managers with the onboarding and off-boarding of all employees.
- Track and monitor probationary periods and issue associated documentation.
- Assist with process mapping for all Tapestry People Services workflows.
- Support employees with general ad-hoc HR queries and administration.
- Coordinate and support with the monthly payroll process, ensuring line managers update the PeopleHub regularly and maintain data integrity.
- Support HR Managers in providing generalist support to their client groups.
- Assist and support on all other ad hoc duties and HR projects as required.
The accomplished individual will possess:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to liaise with employees at all levels
- Strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- A hands-on attitude and the ability to use initiative
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization.
An outstanding professional will have:
- Experience in a fast-paced HR department
- Basic knowledge of current UK and Ireland employment law
- Additional European language skills
Our Competencies for All Employees
- Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
- Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
- Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
- Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
- Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
- Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
- Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Visit Tapestry, Inc. at http://www.tapestry.com/