Senior Employee Relations Specialist – Labor Law & Unions

LF (Philippines), Inc.; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking an Employee/Labor Relations Specialist in Quezon City (Metro Manila), Philippines. This permanent, office-based role collaborates with business leaders, People Business Partners, and operations to deliver expert employee relations support across the region.

You’ll guide investigations, grievances, and disputes, lead union and employee representative engagement, and support organisational changes and workforce transformations. Strong knowledge of local law is essential.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Employment Law, or Industrial Relations.
• Strong knowledge of local employment and labour law.
• Experience working with unions, works councils, and employee representative bodies.

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

Employee Relations

Labor Relations

Employment Law

Industrial Relations

Unions Experience

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Leadership Coaching

Job description

Maersk is seeking an Employee/Labor Relations Specialist in Quezon City (Metro Manila), Philippines. This permanent, office-based role collaborates with business leaders, People Business Partners, and operations to deliver expert employee relations support across the region.

You’ll guide investigations, grievances, and disputes, lead union and employee representative engagement, and support organisational changes and workforce transformations. Strong knowledge of local law is essential.