Teams at Reach plc

Three-day voluntary placement giving secondary school and college students hands-on exposure to a digital newsroom: attend editorial briefings, shadow journalists, learn story research, writing and publishing, explore audience analytics and social platforms, and receive CV/interview coaching.

Manage a portfolio of complex employee relations cases end-to-end, advise on restructures and redundancies, represent the business in grievances, disciplinaries and collective consultations, prepare for tribunals, update policies to reflect UK & Ireland employment law, deliver training, and support strategic HR projects.

Process and deliver accurate payroll for ~3,000 employees: resolve discrepancies, perform complex manual calculations (company cars, deductions, back pay, statutory leave), manage pensions/auto-enrolment and benefits payroll data, handle statutory forms and overpayments, liaise with third-party provider (Zellis) and internal teams, and respond to employee queries.