Employee and Labor Relations Partner

When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.

Job Description:

The Employee and Labor Relations Partner reports to the Executive Director of Employee and Labor Relations and provides HR support working with centralized Centers of Expertise and the HR Business Partners on HR service delivery related to employee and labor relations matters for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and its affiliates. Provides consultative support and partnership to assigned leaders and employees to drive employee and labor relations initiatives and objectives. Coordinates activities and ensures successful achievement of objectives related to positive employee relations initiatives employee engagement and labor relations support. The Employee and Labor Relations Partner is also responsible for conducting thorough investigations into employee complaints misconduct and other workplace issues providing recommendations for resolution and disciplinary action and ensures compliance with federal and state employments laws including those related to wages hours safety and discrimination.

Duties include:

• Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective thorough and objective investigations into misconduct policy violations discrimination harassment and other violations of labor and employment laws
• Assists with implementation of disciplinary action and performance management
• Maintains in depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required
• In collaboration with the HRBP provides day to day performance management guidance to line management (e.g. coaching counseling career development disciplinary actions)
• Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships build morale and increase productivity and retention
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation
• In collaboration with COE for Labor and Employee Relations provides support with contract interpretation grievance resolution and general labor relations support for existing collective bargaining units. Serves as a liaison between employees unions and management facilitating communication and understanding
• In collaboration with COE for Labor and Employee Relations to provides support in implementation of positive employee relations programs and initiatives including but not limited to providing training to managers on employee relations best practices and labor laws
• Analyzes data identifies trends and develops strategies in collaboration with COE for Labor and Employee Relations as well as HR Business Partners for improving employee relations

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Business HR or related field required.
• At least 5-7 years in Employee Relations/Labor Relations or Human Resources Business Partner role.
• Must have demonstrated strong independent experience with employee relations issues and/or investigations; labor relations experience strongly preferred.
• Experience effectively managing and resolving employee relations matters including conducting investigations as needed.
• Demonstrated experience conducting complex investigations and writing clear objective reports.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant federal state and local employment and labor laws (e.g. FMLA ADA Title VII FLSA EEO etc.).
• Experience working in a cross-functional team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal facilitation communication and consulting skills.
• Ability to assess needs influence collaborate and partner at all levels across the organization.
• Ability to work well under pressure and flexible in adapting and responding to changing situations.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications.
• May produce complex documents perform analysis and maintain databases.

As a health care organization we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

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