Labor Relations Associate

Labor Relations Associate opportunity in New York City. Will handle related employment and labor investigations and issues. This role is highly visible and requires strong collaboration and integration with site or group leadership where necessary. The Labor Relations Associate is directly responsible for providing content-specific planning, organization, and guidance to the Human Resources Department.

• Work with Union and Non-union employees.
• Responsible for the oversight and/or management of all site-based labor and employee relations functions, including but not limited to terminations, tracking and/or administration of verbal/written/final discipline, operational issues with contractual impact, and changes to schedules, services and/or service mix.
• Responsible for maintaining in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Oversee site-wide employee-related claims such as grievances, Department of Labor requests, and other governing body requests.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements in partnership with Human Resources and the Legal Department.
• Must manage and resolve complex labor and employee relations issues, through conducting thorough, effective, and objective investigations.
• Implement effective solutions through the use of high-level HR methodologies and HR best practices.
• Address labor and employee relations cases and investigations, as assigned, based on overall caseloads and ensuring impartiality.
• Serve as secondary Labor Relations Associate for other entities to ensure full, efficient, and impartial coverage of all locations.
• Work closely with management and employees to improve work relations and to build morale, leading to increased productivity and retention. Partner with HR and the legal department as needed and/or required.
• Conduct regular updates and monthly reports with internal leaders.
• Work closely with employees and management to improve work relationships, increase productivity, and to build morale. Conduct or may aid managers in the performance of employee surveys such as retention, stay, and exit interviews. May lead and/or facilitate supervisor or manager meetings with employees.
• Work closely with Compensation and relevant partners to maintain job descriptions and facilitate reasonable accommodation requests. May provide input on HR-related areas such as department structures and workforce planning, and or succession-planning.
• Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to departmental leadership in order to reduce legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance. Provide employees with HR Policy and contract guidance and interpretation, where applicable.
• Ensure employees’ complete appropriate training where applicable.
• In collaboration with the HR Team, will also assist in providing assistance in the absence of HR members or other staff on issues, health and retirement benefits, payroll, leave, and resignations.
• 5 days per week on site required.

Qualifications;

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Human Resources, Employee Relations, and/or Labor Relations.
• 10 years of related Human Resources experience, with a minimum of 5 years of prior Labor Relations experience.
• Advanced HR certification(s) preferred.
• Excellent client management and business literacy skills.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) required.
• Must be able to prioritize a variety of time sensitive tasks.
• Extensive knowledge and practical application of Federal, State, and local laws with a solid understanding of the general body of laws surrounding Human Resources.

• Competitive benefits package
• Annual Salary = $100,000 - $125,000