Job Overview:
Title: Labor Relations Specialist
Hours: Hybrid 3 days on-site 2 days remote – Flexible start time
Location: Boston, MA
Pay: $40-$45, depending on experience
Summary:
This position is responsible for identifying and implementing proactive employee relations and developing resolutions to employee relations issues by providing advice, research and direction to HRBPS, leadership and employees.
Responsibilities:
- Develops proactive relationships with employees and leaders with a focus on strengthening employee engagement.
- Provides advice, consultation and direction to leaders to resolve employee relations issues involving a variety of areas including but not limited to corrective action, workplace behavior, performance and attendance.
- Develops and modifies employee relations communication programs and provides advice to leaders for effective employee communication efforts. Instruct leaders on techniques for successful employee meetings.
- Conducts internal investigations and prepares investigative reports.
- Prepares analysis and metrics related to employee relations issues.
- Collaborates with HRBPs in identifying the need for leadership training in the area of employee relations. Coordinates with Talent Management team to ensure resources and training provided.
- Coordinates, prepares documentation of cases, and represents organization in administrative hearings such as unemployment, MCAD and Civil Claims.
- Provides assistance and guidance related to Leave Administration issues as needed.
- Participates on organizational committees such as DEI and Wellness.
- Maintains collaborative, team relationships with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the working groups achievement of goals, and to help foster a positive work environment.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or related field.
- Five (5) years of experience Human Resources, Employee Relations, and Labor Relations.
- Human Resources background – specifically dealing with HR questions (labor relation preferred)
- Union experience (preferred)
- Certification in Human Resources is preferred not required
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Full Medical Clearance
- Cori & HireRight
Skills & Abilities:
- Project management skills.
- Computer literacy required, including proficiency in Microsoft Office skills, HRIS, and Payroll systems.
- Solid knowledge of employment law, including federal and state leave laws, ADA, FLSA, PFMLA, FMLA, Labor relations/NLRA/NLRB, discrimination laws, state laws, and JCAHO standards.
- Interpersonal skills necessary to work as a team member and able to interact with all levels of the organization (senior management, clinical managers, physicians, etc.).
- Strong written/verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information.
- Ability to work both independently and as a team member.
- Comfortable with ambiguity–works to resolve open questions, can define a process to resolve ambiguity, is comfortable that the plan may change.