Senior LER Manager
Role Overview
Senior Labor and Employee Relations expert for assigned Diagnostics Operating Companies across the UK and Ireland.
Shapes strategy, advises senior business and HR leaders on complex matters, and leads cross-company approaches to organizational change and labor risk.
Reports to the Diagnostics Platform Global Head of Labor and Employee Relations and partners with HR, business leaders, employee representatives, Legal, Compliance, and external counsel.
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Role overview
Senior Labor and Employee Relations expert for assigned Diagnostics Operating Companies across the UK and Ireland.
Shapes strategy, advises senior business and HR leaders on complex matters, and leads cross-company approaches to organizational change and labor risk.
Reports to the Diagnostics Platform Global Head of Labor and Employee Relations and partners with HR, business leaders, employee representatives, Legal, Compliance, and external counsel.
Responsibilities
- Advise senior leaders on labor risk, workforce decisions, organizational change, and business strategy implications.
- Lead complex employee relations matters, including investigations, senior performance and conduct matters, grievances, accommodations, and terminations.
- Own information, consultation, and collective negotiation processes with works councils, trade unions, and other employee representatives.
- Support workforce reductions, restructurings, TUPE transfers, reorganizations, site transformations, mergers, integrations, expansions, and closures.
- Build platform governance, policies, toolkits, and standard work; coach HR and leaders and use trends to improve consistency and outcomes.
Essential requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in law, human resources, or a related field; an LL.M. or master’s degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 12+ years of progressive experience in labor relations, employee relations, employment law, HR business partnering, or a related HR discipline, including complex high-risk and multi-entity matters.
- Expertise in UK employment and labor law, restructuring obligations, TUPE, collective consultation, and employee representation requirements.
- Experience leading complex employee relations cases, workforce reductions, restructuring, harmonization, and major organizational change.
- Experience advising senior leaders, coordinating across matrixed multinational environments, developing negotiation strategy, and building Labor and Employee Relations capability.
- Ability to travel up to 25% to support assigned sites, employee representative engagements, and business transformation activities.
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