Ethics & Employee Relations Specialist - UAE Compliance

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Al-Futtaim seeks an Employee Relations Specialist to support complex ER matters under UAE labor law. You will investigate, mediate, and govern policy while ensuring confidential handling of cases and robust reporting across the organization.

You will manage Speak Up channels, coordinate investigations, and deliver training, awareness programs, and ER controls to drive compliant, ethical workplace practices across multiple units in the UAE.

Qualifications

• Requires a diploma/degree in HR, employment law, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience (5+ years) in ER within GCC with UAE labor law knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely guidance on ER matters, internal policies, UAE labor law requirements, and compliance risks.
• Manage Speak Up, grievance, escalation, and reporting channels.
• Assess misconduct, ethics violations, conflicts, and policy breaches to determine investigative actions.
• Conduct impartial investigations with confidentiality, fairness, and proper documentation.
• Interview employees, managers, witnesses, and stakeholders as part of investigations.
• Review evidence and prepare clear findings in line with policies and legal requirements.
• Recommend corrective, disciplinary, or preventive actions based on outcomes.
• Support grievance and appeal hearings and provide translation assistance when needed.
• Mediate workplace conflicts where formal action isn’t necessary.
• Maintain accurate case records covering allegations, steps, evidence, and outcomes.
• Keep ER policies current with UAE labor law and organizational standards.
• Develop SOPs, SLAs, and lean ER processes; promote ethics through awareness programs.
• Create ER training content for managers, staff, and HR; deliver ethics training.
• Lead awareness campaigns on Code of Conduct, Speak Up, and conflicts of interest.
• Analyze ER data on Speak Up cases, disciplinary matters, and recurring issues.
• Monitor ER controls, trends, and KPIs to assess program effectiveness.
• Prepare reports on Speak Up performance, investigations, and ER risks.
• Conduct ethics compliance risk assessments and due diligence across policy areas.
• Maintain accurate ER administration to avoid legal or reputational exposure.
• Collaborate with HR, leaders, legal, and external specialists.

Skills

Employee relations

UAE labor law

Employment law

Employee investigations

Workplace investigations

Speak Up management

Grievance management

Disciplinary procedures

Ethics compliance

Code of Conduct

Conflict of Interest

Policy development

Policy governance

Compliance risk assessment

Due diligence

Corrective action

Disciplinary action

Workplace mediation

Case management

Investigation reporting

Employee grievance hearings

ER escalation

SOP development

SLA management

HR compliance

Employee relations training

Ethics training

KPI reporting

Education

Diploma or Degree in Human Resources or Employment Law

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Al-Futtaim seeks an Employee Relations Specialist to support complex ER matters under UAE labor law. You will investigate, mediate, and govern policy while ensuring confidential handling of cases and robust reporting across the organization.

You will manage Speak Up channels, coordinate investigations, and deliver training, awareness programs, and ER controls to drive compliant, ethical workplace practices across multiple units in the UAE.