HR Legal & Labor Relations Specialist - Compliance

NightOwl Consulting; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 446,000 - 614,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above market salary

HMO on Day 1 for principal and two dep

Government-mandated benefits

Performance-based Incentives

Quarterly Company Events

1,000 PHP De Minimis

Equipment and software provided

Job summary

NightOwl Consulting is seeking an HR Legal & Labor Relations Specialist to join the Operations team to handle performance issues, disciplinary actions, layoffs, and related employment matters with potential legal implications.

The role involves reviewing policies, employment documents, and templates, coordinating with external counsel, and ensuring due process across client engagements. A strong background in Philippine labor law and DOLE/NLRC processes is required.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Philippine labor law, due process requirements, disciplinary procedures, and termination processes.
• Experience supporting SEnA, DOLE, or NLRC cases is highly preferred.
• Experience reviewing employment contracts, handbooks, HR policies, and termination documentation.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and business writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Review employee relations cases involving performance, attendance, misconduct, policy violations, and other disciplinary matters.
• Support HR in company-initiated offboarding, including performance-related terminations, layoffs/redundancy, and other just or authorized causes.
• Review and assist in preparing NTEs, disciplinary notices, termination notices, administrative hearing documentation, and related correspondence.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and due process requirements are followed before employment actions are implemented.
• Support labor-related cases and coordinate with external legal counsel as necessary.
• Assist in preparing case summaries, chronologies, evidence, and supporting documents for SEnA, DOLE, NLRC, and other labor proceedings.
• Track active cases, deadlines, required submissions, and outstanding documentation.
• Review employee handbooks, employment agreements, HR policies, acknowledgment forms, waivers, templates, and other employment-related documents.
• Identify compliance gaps and recommend revisions to policies, documents, and HR processes.
• Maintain organized case files and standardized HR/legal templates.
• Monitor relevant Philippine labor regulations and advise HR leadership of changes that may affect company policies or practices.

Skills

Labor law

Disciplinary procedures

Documentation

Case management

Due process

Legal coordination

Job description

NightOwl Consulting is seeking an HR Legal & Labor Relations Specialist to join the Operations team to handle performance issues, disciplinary actions, layoffs, and related employment matters with potential legal implications.

The role involves reviewing policies, employment documents, and templates, coordinating with external counsel, and ensuring due process across client engagements. A strong background in Philippine labor law and DOLE/NLRC processes is required.