Job Description

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a HR & Payroll Assistant to join the Lucy & Yak Team.


The HR & Payroll Assistant will assist the HR Team in ensuring a smooth running of the department. They will have exceptional organisational and communicational skills.


This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to continue to progress in a busy and fast paced environment.

What You'll be doing:

Management of employee records Right to work and Reference checks On & Offboarding documentation Creating new contracts and contract amendments Attend disciplinaries and appeals, ensuring accurate minutes are recorded and filed. Managing outcomes from disciplinaries and appeals are actioned in appropriate time frames Working through daily and weekly scheduled reports Creating reports to assist with the monthly payroll schedule and dealing with payroll queries and discrepancies Collate and document accurate pay information from all departments Managing the HR team & Careers email inbox This list is not exhaustive, as part of the People team you will work across the whole HR function as required

What you bring to the role:

A motivated and positive, enthusiastic team player with an open-minded approach. Someone who can take direction but is also able to work independently with confidence. A highly organised individual with attention to detail when performing tasks Has the ability to manage problems as well as prioritise and escalate where necessary Will handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the role. Remains calm under pressure, and is a natural problem solver Has excellent IT skills with a high proficiency in Excel. Experience of working with a live HRIS system implementation would be advantageous but is not essential. Can effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels. A CIPD and/or CIPP qualification would be advantageous but not essential.

The Details:

Support and mentoring to ensure success in the role with the opportunity to further develop. The chance to assist on exciting projects. 4-day working week (Mon-Thurs) Permanent Role

See our careers homepage for a full list of our perks and benefits:

Working Hours:

Our core working hours are Monday to Thursday, 9am-5pm, with some flexibility required during busy periods.


We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Lucy and Yak.


https://careers.lucyandyak.com/jobs/6276741-hr-payroll-assistant