6 months HR Assistant with focus on employee relations and absence management Your new company Hays are working with a leading manufacturing organisation to appoint a Senior HR Assistant on a temporary 6-month basis. Your new role Monitor, report and analyse absence by areaLiaise with Occupational HealthLiaise and coach managers in relation to the sickness absence procedures and improving attendance.Develop Occupational Health referral reportsConduct welfare meetings with employees and managers to support return to work or follow medical capability process.Assist Managers with return-to-work plans - phased returns and temporary medical restrictionsLiaise with wider HR teams - Payroll, Compensation and Benefits and HR Business Partners to move absence cases forward.Ensure employees comply with company policy e.g. sicklines, OH appts and return to work dates.Present absence reporting to senior management showing trend analysis and action plans.Escalate complex long-term sick cases to HR Business Partner.Support HR Business Partners by arranging a range of meetings and issuing letters/emails in a timely manner.Update relevant absence information onto HR systemWhat you''ll need to succeed Job holders should have at least 4 years'' experience within an HR functionIdeally working towards CIPD qualificationExperience of absence monitoring would be idealExperience of SAP or similar systemAbility to develop working relations with key stakeholders at all levels.Ability to have ..... full job details .....