Labour & Employee Relations Specialist
Core
Lead complex labour and employee relations matters across Austria, Switzerland, and Poland, supporting HR teams and business leaders in legally sound, compliant outcomes.
Role type
Senior Labour & Employee Relations Specialist (Multi-Country)
Builds
Fair, compliant, and future-ready employee relations environment enabling business performance and protecting trust.
Domain
Life sciences, diagnostics, biotechnology, manufacturing
Required skills
Expertise in Austrian labor law and works council procedures, negotiation with employee representative bodies, managing reorganisations and transformations, leading workplace investigations, drafting consultation documents and company agreements, risk assessment, multi-country matrix organization experience
Preferred skills
Knowledge of Swiss and Polish labor laws, experience in regulated/manufacturing/life sciences environments, developing training content or playbooks for managers
Technologies
Case management database
Responsibilities
Coordinate and lead consultation and negotiation processes with employee representative bodies; Structure and advise People Partners in consultation processes; Act as lead LER partner for reorganisations and transformation initiatives; Lead and support complex workplace investigations and performance management processes; Operate as escalation point for complex, non-standard, and higher-risk ER matters
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic advisory
