Bilingual Employee Relations Consultant

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This posting is for future opportunities as a Bilingual Employee Relations Consultant.

Provides expert employee relations advice and governance to an assigned portfolio to ensure that employee relations policies, practices and strategies support the business/group strategies and meet regulatory/legal requirements. Ensures that initiatives and HR solutions (programs and processes) are consistently and effectively implemented across the business groups. Supports various employee relations programs & initiatives managed internally and with vendors, including work related to acquisitions, divestitures, employment transitions, separation agreements, and outsourcing.

• Builds change management plans of varying scope and type; leads or participates in a variety of change management activities including readiness assessments, planning, stakeholder management, execution, evaluation and sustainment of initiatives.

• Develops employee relations solutions and makes recommendations based on an understanding of the business strategy and stakeholder needs.

• Provides employee relations advice and guidance to assigned business/group on the implementation of solutions.

• Educates managers on all aspects of Labor Relations management including relevant HR policies, appropriate procedures and practices, legislation and regulations and employee relations related training and learning opportunities.

• Acts as a subject matter expert to interpret applicable regulations & policies and makes recommendations on how to resolve business issues.

• Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

• Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues.

• Provides support for severance and reductions in force (e.g., consulting with businesses, providing templates for severance packages, producing calculations & outplacement estimates, responding to inquiries from impacted employees/managers).

• Performs the initial intake and primary assessment for employee relations requests to determine facts, identify issues & mitigate risks.

• Provides input into the planning & implementation of operational programs and executes within required service level agreements and standards

• Provides governance over employee relations matters by advocating the fair and equitable treatment of employees while ensuring that employee relations practices and strategies clearly support the business/group and enterprise strategies; has the dual challenge to protect the legal and legislative rights of both employees and the organization.

• Investigates employee complaints within area of expertise, provide solutions for resolution and ensuring that finds are documented.

• Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.

• Ensures alignment between stakeholders.

• May act as the point person for key vendor relationships (Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan Administrator, Career Transition Services, and Unemployment Claims Management) and manage operational programs.

• Breaks down …