Labour Relations Advisor Wesseling
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Labour Relations Advisor (m/f/d) to join our Germany Employee and Industrial Relations (ER/IR) team. The position will be based at our Energy & Chemicals Park Rheinland near Cologne. In this challenging role you will be building and sustaining constructive ER/IR relationships and a healthy ER/IR climate as well as a safe work environment in compliance with local requirements. In addition, you will ensure business continuity, defend our license to operate and provide - as required - expertise on a broad variety of topics such as litigations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestment activities and global projects.
What is the role
Your key accountabilities will include:
- Single Point Accountability for Employee Relations and Employee Engagement for the designated area of business
- Manage local consultation processes and requirements
- Manage external risks and ensure compliance with external legislative requirements
- Provide country specific subject matter expert ER/IR advice
- Act as trusted advisor and offer coaching for front line Line Managers
- Develop and leverage relationship with internal Employee Representative bodies
- Run proactive interventions aimed at improving quality of leadership/ employee engagement through line managers
- Execute Germany-specific culture and work environment programmes incl. health and welfare
- Drive and support an inclusive workforce and the overall D&I agenda for Business and Site.
- Manage high-impact or high-risk individual or collective disciplinary, grievance or other ER/IR issues incl. HSSE, Compliance & Ethics
- Support local crisis management
- Sense what goes on in the organization and anticipate what topics can grow into grievances
- Lead HR investigations, GHL complaints and other grievances
- Ensure duty of care towards employees and contractors (worker welfare) capability and community building
- Ensure robust information & knowledge management relating to Germany specific ER/IR content
- Collaborate with HR Expertise to ensure good solid knowledge of Labor Practices standards internally and keeping up to date with the external news and development
- Coach HR Advisors and Line Managers on quality ER, Ethics & Compliance
What we need from you
- University level qualification
- Proven HR experience gained in the fields of employee engagement, industrial relations and complex case management
- Deep subject matter expertise in country-specific ER/IR legislation, regulations, directives, practices and processes
- Deep subject matter expertise in country-specific employee representative processes including CLAs
- Ability to identify and understand local external market trends (economic, political, social) and derive insights to drive effective a long-term ER/IR environment
- Organizational health/capability diagnostic and design skills
- Ability to distill key themes and value drivers from complex and sometimes conflicting data and insights
- Strong influencing skills to effectively manage a broad range of both external and internal stakeholders including 3rd party bodies and government agencies
- Collaboration and integrative leadership (with other parts of the HR organization)
- Languages required: German & English
