Labour & Employee Relations Manager (f/m/d)

Leica Microsystems; Wetzlar; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading life sciences company located in Wetzlar is searching for a Labour and Employee Relations Manager to oversee HR Business Partner consultations and manage complex employee relations cases. The role demands a Bachelor's in Law or HR, 10+ years of relevant experience, and advanced bilingual communication abilities. Join our team to shape the future of scientific discoveries and improve workplace relations.

Leistungen

Comprehensive benefits

Support for life beyond work

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of labour and employee relations experience.
• Experience in managing complex HR issues such as investigations and terminations.
• Proven ability to implement business change in a matrix organization.

Aufgaben

• Support project management of employee relations programs.
• Advise HRBPs on labour and employee relations issues.
• Manage complex employee relations cases and investigations.
• Enhance HR compliance through audits and process improvements.
• Serve as main interface between HR and works councils.

Kenntnisse

Bilingual communication in German and English

Negotiating collective agreements

Relationship management

Understanding of German labour law

Investigative skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree in Law or Human Resources

Jobbeschreibung

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Shape the Future with Us!

Leica Microsystems has been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Learn about the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible.

The Labour and Employee Relations Manager (f/m/d) partners with Leica Leadership on strategic discussions related to footprint, workforce planning, and M&A. This role provides close consultation and support to HR Business Partners (HRBPs) on routine LER matters in Germany and handles complex cases requiring judgment, policy interpretation, and deep labour and employee relations expertise.

While Germany is the primary focus, the role oversees global LER processes with other sites where WC/Union relationships are involved. The position is based on-site in Mannheim or Wetzlar.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Support project management and execution of core employee relations programs, ensuring effective deployment of policies and processes, with feedback and escalation mechanisms.
• Advise and coach HRBPs and HR generalists on routine labour and employee relations issues, including investigations, policy resolution, performance issues, disciplinary actions, and employee separations.
• Manage complex cases by addressing root causes, developing actions, and concluding investigations with appropriate stakeholders.
• Provide creative solutions to workplace challenges, driving consistency and collaboration using case management tools and continuous improvement practices.
• Support change management, reorganizations, and restructurings, including consultation on redundancies and outsourcing.
• Enhance HR compliance through training, process improvements, audits, and managing external counsel as needed.
• Serve as the main interface between HR, management, and works councils at the German sites and the German Group Works Council.
• Represent Leica Microsystems in global and corporate forums.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Law (Labour/Industrial relations), Human Resources, or related field; profound knowledge of German labour law and LER topics.
• 10+ years of labour and employee relations experience managing complex issues such as investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
• Proven experience in managing relationships with collective representation bodies and implementing business change, restructuring, and policy deployment.
• Advanced skills in negotiating collective agreements and supporting HRBPs to ensure compliance.
• Practical application of LER expertise, with a proactive, relationship-building approach in a matrix organization.
• Excellent bilingual (German and English) communication and presentation skills with a professional presence.

Travel & Motor Vehicle Record:

• Ability to travel.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.

Preferred additional experience includes:

• Proactive decision-making based on facts, balancing benefits and risks, ensuring compliance, and driving holistic LER strategies.
• Knowledge of Data Privacy/GDPR as it relates to collective bargaining and employee data management.

Leica Microsystems offers comprehensive benefits that support life beyond work. Learn more at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our team to help solve complex challenges and advance science and technology.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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