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Human Resource Clerks


Human Resources Clerks maintain and update personnel records such as information on transfers and promotions, employee leave taken and accumulated, salaries, superannuation and taxation, qualifications and training.

What the job involves

  • Updating information on leave taken and accumulated, employment history, salaries, superannuation and taxation, qualifications and training

  • Raising records for newly appointed workers and checking records for completeness

  • Processing applications for employment and promotions and advising applicants of results

  • Receiving and answering inquiries about employment entitlements and conditions

  • Sending out announcements of job openings and job examinations

  • Issuing job application forms

  • Compiling data from personnel records and preparing reports

  • Storing and retrieving personnel records and files on request