Senior Employee & Labor Relations Specialist (Logistics)

A.P. Moller - Maersk; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk in The Philippines is seeking an experienced Employee/Labor Relations Specialist to support our operations across Quezon City and the broader region. You will work closely with business leaders, People Business Partners, and operational teams to provide expert employee and labor relations guidance.

This strategic role focuses on ensuring business continuity, managing workforce risks, supporting organizational change, and fostering strong relationships with employees and their

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years' experience in Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Employment Law, or Industrial Relations.
• Strong knowledge of local employment and labor law.
• Experience working with unions, works councils, and employee representative bodies.
• Proven background supporting frontline, operational, blue-collar, or site-based workforces within logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, transportation, or similarly labor-intensive industries.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills.
• Ability to balance legal, operational, people, and commercial considerations in a fast-paced business environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on complex employee and labor relations matters, employment law, investigations, grievances, disciplinary cases, and disputes.
• Partner with business leaders to identify and mitigate workforce and labor relations risks.
• Lead engagement with unions, works councils, and employee representatives, supporting consultations, negotiations, and collective bargaining activities.
• Support organisational change, restructures, start-ups, site expansions, and workforce transformation initiatives.
• Build leadership capability by coaching managers on employee relations best practices, conflict resolution, and workforce engagement.
• Drive responsible labor standards and governance across both directly employed and third-party labor populations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Influencing

Employment law knowledge

Union/works council experience

Frontline workforce experience

Job description

Maersk in The Philippines is seeking an experienced Employee/Labor Relations Specialist to support our operations across Quezon City and the broader region. You will work closely with business leaders, People Business Partners, and operational teams to provide expert employee and labor relations guidance.

This strategic role focuses on ensuring business continuity, managing workforce risks, supporting organizational change, and fostering strong relationships with employees and their