Employee Relations Manager

K&K Talents; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

K&K Talents is seeking an experienced Employee Relations Manager to oversee the ER function for Continental Europe. The successful candidate will lead initiatives related to employee grievances and compliance with labor laws while fostering a positive work environment. Required qualifications include 10-20 years of HR experience and expertise in employee relations, as well as strong communication and conflict resolution skills. The position is full-time in Frankfurt, Germany.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 – 20 years’ experience in HR.
• At least 5 years exposure to Employee Relations functions in Europe.
• Experience in dealing with conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Employee Relations function for Continental Europe.
• Develop and improve ER processes in a dynamic environment.
• Provide specialist advice on employee relations requirements.

Skills

HR management

Employee relations expertise

Conflict resolution

Strong communication skills

Team collaboration

Coaching and influencing

Education

10-20 years experience in HR

5 years in Employee Relations functions in Europe

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

K&K Talents is an international recruiting agency that has been providing technical resources in the European region since 1993. This position is with one of our clients in Germany who is actively hiring candidates to expand their teams.

Role: Employee Relations Manager

Location: Frankfurt, Germany

Employment Type: Full-time Permanent

Summary of Roles & Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Employee Relations Manager to lead the Employee Relations (ER) function for Continental Europe. The ER Manager will develop a deep understanding of the client\'s business and will collaborate with HR teams, Legal functions and business leaders to drive the Employee Relations function/policies/processes and interventions in the European region.

Manager/Sr Manager ER is a subject matter expert on employee relations issues and leads the Employee Relations function for a country or sub-function. The role will ensure compliance with the applicable labor laws and regulations and work on enabling awareness to leaders, managers and employees about ER related policies. The ER manager will be responsible for interventions to sustain culture & values that align with the organization’s goal and strategy to create a more positive and productive work environment. This role holder will be responsible for reviewing, formulating and implementation of the Employee Relations function/practices in the countries we operate in Continental Europe.

As the Lead of the Employee Relations functions in Europe, you will be the point of contact for all Employee Relations matters in the countries of operations in continental Europe such as preventive and corrective actions of behavior/value incidents, disciplinary processes, major employee grievances and investigations.

Details of Roles & Responsibility: Strategic ER Management

• Responsible for ER strategy for specific region. Provides specialist advice on employee relations requirements and procedures to Business leaders, HR leaders and Sr management
• Establishing/sustaining/and improving ER process and process owner for operational matrices
• Drives ER processes including separations/terminations, absence management, performance management, workplace grievances, investigations and creation of required documentation to support those processes in close coordination with Legal teams.
• Review the Employee relations practices/policies involving value violations (disciplinary process), grievance redressal process, performance deficiency process and suggest changes/improvements
• Guide & enable Business partner HR, Business leaders, Manager community on the following:
• Values adherence: Proactive measures to avoid the occurrence of various types of value digressions. In case of incidents of value digressions, process & methods to conduct investigations and ensuing actions
• Employee grievances: Proactive measures to avoid the occurrence of grievances among employees to ensure a positive work environment. In case of the occurrence of grievances, process to be followed.
• Performance deficiencies: Enable Business partner HR and Business leaders on the process to be followed in of performance improvement plans or poor performance exits.
• Drive anti-sexual harassment initiatives, and coordinate internal investigations in case of any incident
• Work with Labour authorities and other stake holders for statutory compliances involving Employee relations functions.
• Work with Unions (if any) as applicable with an objective of a positive work environment in line with Business strategy and business need
• Conduct or support central teams in case of any whistleblower investigations as needed
• Conduct trend analysis to forecast and take measures to prevent incidents
• Undertake management development activities by coaching, influencing, and sharing knowledge to increase manager’s abilities to manage their teams.
• Stay current on employment law, ER practices and trends.
• Track and interpret tends in employee relations to proactively identify issues and develop training and other interventions and solutions.
• Promote the Company’s Culture and policies.
• Minimum of 10 – 20 years’ experience in HR with at least 5 years exposure to Employee Relations functions in Europe
• ER Manager will be a subject matter expert in Employee Relations.
• Strong team players enjoy a fast paced, evolving international environment and who is proactive, assertive, decisive, and resilient.
• A key capability is the ability to understand the global business context and to be able to make practical, risk-based decisions that drive business outcomes based on solid employment law knowledge and experience, process improvement mindset and key understanding of HR matters.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Experience in dealing with conflict resolution
• Ability to adapt quickly to a changing environment
• Coaching and Influencing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, PPT etc.).

Note: Applicants for employment in Germany should possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.