Employee Relations Specialist

Seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to assist with leadership and oversight of the employee relations function, processes, policies and execution. This is a 6 month contract-to-hire role.

You will:

• Be responsible for executing employee relations policies, processes, and practices, providing sound advice, consultation and guidance to leaders and employees, and delivering and ensuring appropriate responses to employment issues that arise.
• Facilitate dispute resolution, providing guidance and direction to managers and employees to ensure an effective resolution.
• Provide guidance on performance concerns, disciplinary action, conflict management, complex leave and accommodation matters, and other difficult workplace issues that arise.
• Practice effective case management, ensuring the tracking of ER activity, and identification of potential areas of risk and key trends. Assist in developing approaches to proactively address areas of risk and concerning trends.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Compensation, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and other key stakeholders to ensure business needs are met, the organization complies with its policies, and relevant laws and regulations, and an optimal employee experience is maintained.
• Conduct investigations into workplace concerns and complaints and develop recommended actions to resolve the concerns and ensure repeated incidents do not occur.
• Develop and deliver communications and training to educate leaders and increase awareness and understanding of policies, legalities, regulations, and best practices to maintain a positive and compliant work environment.
• Assist with fact-finding, research support, legal case responses, and other activities as directed by Employment Counsel in response to legal demands and agency charges.
• Collaborate and consult with leaders at all levels, employees, and Subject Matter Experts to develop proactive actions in response to employee feedback and/or workplace investigations.
• Assist with the development of new policies and recommend revisions to current policies.
• Work independently with minimal supervision, in ambiguous situations with a high degree of legal, regulatory, and reputation risk.
• Exercise strong analytical skills using data and anecdotes to develop persuasive narratives and recommendations.

Pay: $45/hour on a W2

Start: ASAP
Duration: 6 months contract-to-hire
Location: Hybrid from either Hartford, CT or Brighton, MA. Three days onsite (Wednesdays mandatory), two days remote/virtual.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong Human Resources/Employee relations experience
• Investigations and remediation experience
• Conflict management and case management experience

Keywords: employee relations, Employee Relations Specialist, HR Generalist, Human Resources Generalist, HR Specialist, Human Resources Specialist, employee relations manager, employee relations coordinator,

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Brighton, MA 02135

Salary : $45