Global HR Employee Relations Partner - "life-science industry"

Title : Employee Relations Partner

Locations : Bulgaria or Poland

Type : hybrid or home-based

Position type : Full-time, permanent role

About Labcorp:

We are a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services that helps doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development laboratory capabilities, our 60,000+ employees combine cutting-edge innovation, science and technology to solve some of today's biggest health challenges, accelerate life-changing healthcare breakthroughs and impact lives around the world.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a HR professional with a quest for knowledge and desire to learn to join a growing multinational organisation. Labcorp is looking to recruit an experienced candidate based in Eastern Europe to undertake work in the global employee relations team.

This will involve supporting a wide range of business areas across multiple countries to provide guidance to leaders and employees. The role is part of a global team based in the US, UK, EMEA, India and China. The opportunities for growth and development are only limited to the candidate's ambition.

Main responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will undertake a wide range of tasks to include the following:

• Support and guide global leaders on employee relations matters, for example, performance issues, behavior/workplace concerns.

• Provide coaching to support the employee experience. The goal is to increase confidence and competence of leaders.

• Advise on processes in accordance with Labcorp policies and appropriate regulatory guidelines according to jurisdiction. (i.e., attendance issues, failure to follow SOPs, quality issues, basic investigations, and performance matters).

• Participate in various global employee relations projects and activities.

• Partner with team members from other centres of excellence, such as the global HR Partner team.

• Provide information to ensure compliance within appropriate jurisdictions and local requirements.

• Assist with coordination and delivery of training for managers by working with the Global ER Learning and Development lead.

• Supply additional intelligence around case numbers for business units and country to ensure proactive ER activities.

Minimum Education and Experience Required:

• Degree educated with professional qualification desirable.

• HR Subject Matter Expertise within Employee Relations and experience across HR disciplines.

• Minimum 5 years employee relations experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Specialist legal or employment law qualifications.

Skills and Competencies:

• HR experience and interest in employee relations.

• Experience of working in a global, matrix organisation.

• Employee Relations experience in more than one country.

• Knowledge of relevant employment laws.

• Desire and interest to learn additional employment laws and practices globally.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• Strong investigation skills.

• Ability to summarize information succinctly both verbally and in writing.

• Flexibility and willingness to deal with competing priorities.

• Strong customer service focus and organizational skills.

• Willingness to assist others and adapt to focusing on where workload is high.

• Good prioritization skills and ability to focus on time-sensitive issues.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated patience, tact, and respect.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Willingness to operate in a global team and flow to the work.

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office suite, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Ability to look at a process with a view to continuous improvement.

Additional requirements

• Excellent written and spoken business English

• German/French - desirable, not essential

• Willingness to undertake occasional travel

• Ability to support various time zones over a flexible work pattern (whilst complying with working time provisions for the country where the successful candidate resides)

• Dependent on location of successful applicant, this may be office or hybrid.

• Minimal travel (5-10%) may be required locally or internationally.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

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