Junior People Advisor

We're Pret: proud makers of freshly made food, organic coffee, and big ideas. Across 750+ shops and 20+ countries, our teams are shaping the future of Pret through innovation, inclusion, great customer service and a shared passion for doing the right thing. We're growing fast on our mission to be the employer of choice in hospitality, everywhere we operate – so this an exciting time to hop on board.

Growth is at the heart of everything we do. From the freshly hand-made food we create every day, to supporting our teams, we help our people grow in confidence, skills and to pursue their unique paths. Pret is where passionate, hardworking, wonderful people (like you!) find what they need to shine. And the proof is in the pudding – over 80% of our Managers started on the shop floor!

So did 20% of our Support Centre teams, including our CEO, Pano.

We're looking for a passionate and proactive Junior People Advisor to join our Support Centre People Team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to build their HR career within a fast-paced and people-focused environment.

As a Junior People Advisor, you'll provide practical, commercially aware and legally compliant HR support to managers and employees across Pret's UK Support Centre (75B). You'll play a key role in supporting the employee lifecycle, managing people administration, assisting with employee relations matters and helping to deliver an exceptional employee experience.

Working closely with the Head of HR, the People Advisor and wider People Team, you'll gain exposure to a broad range of generalist HR activities while developing your knowledge and experience.

• Maintain accurate employee records and documentation within Workday.
• Process employee lifecycle changes including starters, leavers, promotions, transfers and salary changes.
• Manage employment references and verification requests.
• Ensure all HR-related documentation is managed confidentially and stored accurately.
• Support the leaver process and ensure all relevant actions are completed in a timely manner.
• Respond to employee and manager queries through agreed HR channels.
• Support compliance and audit activities.

• Manage the monthly payroll process working alongside the Payroll Supervisor
• Attend monthly payroll meeting
• Attend weekly Payroll reporting to Finance call

• Support recruitment administration, including advertising vacancies and coordinating interviews.
• Prepare contracts, offer letters and onboarding documentation.
• Conduct Right to Work checks and pre-employment screening.
• Coordinate onboarding and induction activities for new starters.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers to ensure a smooth onboarding experience.
• Support trial period reviews and associated administration.
• Work with the Talent Acquisition & Inclusion Manager (75B) to manage 75B non-employees
• Ensure all relevant documentation is on file and recorded along with the necessary documentation to support IR35 legislation

• Provide first-line HR advice and guidance to managers and employees on policies, procedures and people matters.
• Assist with investigations and preparation of relevant documentation and correspondence.
• Support managers with formal meetings, including letter preparation, note taking and administration.
• Manage family-friendly leave administration, including maternity, paternity, adoption, parental leave and sabbaticals.
• Support the management of flexible working requests.
• Review and challenge current processes and ensure HR guidelines are up to date and relevant in line with employment law changes

• Provide Workday cover when the People Coordinator is on leave
• Responsible for reviewing and approving Workday changes
• Work with IT to ensure the People Systems we have in place are maintained and continuously improved
• Ownership, Super User and accountability for the POD processes and Workday processes in relation to End of Year reviews, Mid
  - Year reviews and Talent Management
• Responsible for day-to-day support, reporting and business partnering with the Tech…