Payroll & HR Services

Descriptions

The payroll provision will take the form of: , Input of data, including changes, will be made on a school-by-school basis , Checking of reports prior to payment will be undertaken by the Trust central team , Payments to staff and HMRC will be made by the provider from the Trust bank account by BACs , A pay date of 15th of each month or the nearest weekday before that if the 15th falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday for all staff , Reports will need to identify school and staff type (teacher, educational support staff, business support staff etc.) , Contributions are made to the Teacher's Pension Scheme , All schools fall within one Local Government Pension Scheme, but are currently individually registered , The provider will be expected to make payments and provide information to all relevant pension schemes, and to factor in the different rate of contributions , The provider will be required to support the Trust with relevant audit and statutory requests to timescales as specified by the request , The Trust is seeking a HR Service that provides: , Specialist Recruitment/e-recruitment support , This service includes the provision of specialist recruitment advice and guidance. , External and internal advertising linked to website and tracking system. , Support for first stage interview shortlisting if required. , Administration and candidate correspondence. , References and processing Disclosure Barring Service/ safer recruitment and other related checks. , Model templates, guidance and tool kit - issuing/processing Letters of Employment and Contracts of Employment, ensuring the Catholic Education Service (CES) contracts are issued. , Making changes to Contracts of Employment and reissuing the same. , Human Resource Consultancy (Employee Relations) , These services include the provision of general consultancy services across all aspects of human resource requirement, to include: , Securing good performance and managing capability. , Securing good attendance and managing ill health and absence issues, e.g. Occupational Health Services. , Dealing with grievances, bullying, harassment, and discrimination issues , Managing disciplinary and grievance cases, including the management of employment tribunal cases. , Operating effective probation periods , Support the Trust Executive Team in managing and maintaining effective collective industrial relations, e.g. handling trade union negotiations and disputes , Performance management, attendance management and capability - support lines managers , Suspension Management , Business and Administration Support Services , The service includes the provision of the following services: , All human resource contractual correspondence / letters. , Updating and managing the human resource personnel system and staff records. , Provide model human resource policies, procedures, guidance and process templates, as requested by the Trust, in line with CES policies. , Safer recruitment and audit checks - provide data and reports as required. , Employee Relations Case Management systems with workflow methodology with full topic scope ranging from performance issues to disciplinary and associated management information provided for trend analysis and future risk mitigation. , Transactional services including but not limited to benefits administration and performance evaluation. , Policy review in line with CES guidance , Self-service management information with trend analysis. , Provision of model human resource employment policies, procedures and guidance. , Regular Human Resource Newsletter and briefings on latest issues and developments. , Other requirements , User-friendly portal/interface. , Assurances with HR statutory requirements such as GDPR, Gender pay gap reporting, HMRC regulatory requirements. , Subject Access Request management. , Real-time single staff record with an overview of every employee. , A system that supports statutory returns and other returns required by the DfE.