Employee Relations Consultant
Location
United States
Posted
11 hours ago
Salary
$95.3K - $134.6K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Employee Relations Consultant
Empower
• Partner with and provide support to management on employee relations issues, including but not limited to: conducting investigations and disciplinary actions (including involuntary terminations). • Support our legal partners and assist in their work to respond to EEOC charges. • Provide coaching and conflict resolution to management and employees. • Track trends and makes recommendations for improvement to HR or department management. • Serve as a subject matter expert on employment laws and regulations. • Maintain a comprehensive understanding and serves as a subject matter expert on Federal, State, and Municipal employment law and regulations to ensure compliance and to mitigate risk to the organization. • In coordination with the Sr.HR Business Partner and HR senior Leadership, create and interpret company policies and procedures. • Provide input and recommendations regarding current HR policies and procedures to HR senior Leadership and HR functional areas. • Reinforce initiatives within respective client group as defined by the Sr.HR Business Partner or business unit management. • May work with Sr.HR Business Partner and HR Director to support enterprise-wide employee engagement initiatives.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience
- Five (+) years of relevant work experience
- HR Generalist experience in a service related industry preferred
- PHR or SPHR certification strongly preferred
- Subject matter expert on current employment laws and regulations
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
- Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
- Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
- Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play.
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