Lead Employee & Labor Relations Specialist

Maersk Malaysia Sdn Bhd

Shah Alam

On-site

MYR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Maersk Malaysia Sdn Bhd seeks an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to partner with business leaders and operations across Malaysia. This permanent, office-based role delivers expert ER/LR support, manages workforce risks, and engages with unions and employee bodies.

You will advise on investigations, grievances, and disciplinary cases, lead union engagements, and support organisational change and workforce transformation while upholding high labour standards across direct and third-party

Qualifications

7–10+ years of experience in employee or labor relations.
Strong knowledge of local employment and labour law.
Experience working with unions or employee representative bodies.
Experience in logistics, warehousing, manufacturing or similar labour-intensive environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide expert guidance on employee and labor relations matters, investigations, grievances, and disciplinary cases.
Partner with business leaders to identify and mitigate workforce and labour relations risks.
Lead engagement with unions and employee bodies, supporting consultations and collective bargaining.
Support organisational change, restructures, site expansions, and workforce transformation.
Coach managers on employee relations best practices, conflict resolution, and engagement.
Drive labour standards and governance across direct and third-party labour populations.