90501 Employee Relations Specialist

Employee Relations Specialist

This role will serve as the Employee & Labour Relations (ELR) Partner for Turkey West Asia & Levant where you will work directly with Senior leaders managers and employees to provide advice and coach both parties on all employee relations issues including guidance on performance management disciplinary processes restructuring activities employment legal issues investigations conflict management.

Would you like to work for a market leader an international healthcare company

A Day in Life

• Perform effective case management of people related issues such as: ER issues disciplinary actions legal issues (harassment discrimination etc.) performance improvement (including Performance Improvement Plans and Coaching plans) involuntary terminations policy interpretation and investigations.
  
• Consult and coach leaders on employee relations performance improvement restructuring. Partner closely with the HR Business Partner and other Centers of Expertise (CoE s) on organizational effectiveness issues spanning all levels within the organization related to ER. Provide advice and counsel to leaders on employment related practices policies and employment laws.
  
• Provide counsel and facilitate prompt and effective resolution of workplace conflict to address issues for employees managers and leaders in a manner consistent with company policies practices and legal considerations. Utilize various conflict management techniques including training mediation conflict coaching etc.
  
• Perform data entry and update of the ER Case Management System (ServiceNow) in a timely manner to support the ability to generate accurate realtime reports/dashboards in a centralized system.
  
• Play a key leadership role in planning and executing restructuring initiatives reduction in force resulting in employee transitions.
  
• Partner with Legal & Compliance in conducting investigations research policies/practices creates and gathers documentation makes recommendations and implements in handling resolutions when applicable.
  
• Maintain strict confidentiality throughout conversations and investigations. Manage highly confidential human resources information and exercises sound judgment or working with confidential data and situations whilst effectively navigates a highly matrix environment ensuring alignment regular communication and followup with multiple stakeholders as required.
  

Must Haves

• Ability to communicate effectively (oral/written) in Turkish and English
  
• Proven organization skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects or cases
  
• Demonstrated ability to interpret HR policies and procedures as well as country legislation
  
• Demonstrated ability to provide proactive partnership to leaders
  
• Demonstrated collaboration and influencing skills
  
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problemsolving environment
  
• Proven objective decisionmaking judgement and issue resolution skills
  
• High attention to detail
  
• Strong ethical standards
  
• Work in a fastpaced multinational environment
  
• Min 3 years experience in a similar position
  
• For this role you will be expected to be in Istanbul Turkey