Employee Relations Specialist

Abbott; México; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Mexico City seeks an experienced Labor Relations professional to execute and deliver HR programs and services related to employee relations (ER). You will provide expert ER guidance to leaders and employees, ensure compliance with Mexican labor regulations, and collaborate with external labor consultants to maintain Abbott’s standards across the organization.

3 years of ER experience required. The role involves investigations, policy updates, and data-driven HR metrics to support

Qualifications

• Experience in Labor Relations and contracts.
• Knowledge of Mexican labor laws.
• Experience with disciplinary processes.
• Ability to prepare reports and metrics.
• Advising leaders on legal matters.
• Experience in matrix organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide ER guidance to leaders and employees.
• Orient on labor relations to people leaders and manage processes like PIP, misconduct, workplace rules.
• Ensure compliant terminations, payroll coordination, and exit interviews.
• Plan and execute Employee Relations programs and processes.
• Collaborate with external labor consultants for regulatory compliance.
• Develop and update policies, processes, guides, programs and tools for compliance.
• Assist in internal investigations related to personnel and regulatory compliance.
• Analyze ER and HR metrics for decision making.
• Propose preventive actions and process improvements to reduce labor conflicts.

Skills

Proactive

Adaptability

Communication

Negotiation

Organization

Stress tolerance

Matrix experience

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

BA Degree in Psychology or Administration

Job description

About Abbott

Abbott, global leading healthcare company in Mexico.

In Abbott, we’re advancing the treatment of diseases through breakthrough medical technologies allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to :

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

Execution and delivery of HR programs and services related to employee relations (ER). Responsible to provide professional ER guidance to employees’ leaders and employees to minimize a negative impact of labor matters, compliance with all relevant country laws, regulations and internal global policies.

Main Responsibilities

• Provides orientation on labor relations matters to people leaders including people management and disciplinary processes such as Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) process, misconduct, workplace rules, among others.
• Execute employee terminations legal compliance on documentation and employee experience. Guarantee employee’s files according to process and exit interviews. Including process and review of required payments and documents with corresponding areas such as payroll.
• Planning and execution of programs and processes related to Employee Relations
• Identification of opportunities to improve labor practices and provide recommendations.
• Collaborate with external labor consultants to ensure compliance with Mexican labor regulations and make,share recommendations to HR and management.
• Assist to develop and update policies, processes, guides, programs and tools applicable to align the organization in legal and regulatory compliance and Abbott’s standards. Support its communication, implementation and training across the company.
• Assist and participate on internal investigations related to personnel and regulatory compliance.
• Assist and analyze internal ER and HR metrics to share with HR for decision making.
• Contribute with proposals for preventive actions and process improvements to reduce labor conflicts and strengthen organizational environment.

Qualifications

• Anticipate, Proactive,
• Adaptability to different leadership styles and multiple customers at the same time.
• Good communication skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Organized and knows how to prioritize.
• Tolerance to stress.
• Able to manage different projects and demands at the same time.Able to work in a matrix environment.
• Analysis of information to withdraw right conclusions for problem resolution and plan creation.
• Initiative, Innovation, Integrity, Teamwork.

Experience

• 3 years of experience as Labor Relations, Administer and monitor collective and individual labor contracts. Ensure compliance with labor laws and internal policies.
• Resolve labor situations and address employee complaints.
• Coordinate disciplinary processes and labor audits.
• Prepare reports and metrics related to labor relations.
• Advise leaders and internal areas on legal and labor matters.
• Experience working in matrix environment organizations.

Education

- BA Degree, Psychology, Administration or similar.

Languages

- Advance level of English.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.