Manager, Employee & Labor Relations

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, labor relations, business, or related field: Required
• Master's Degree: Preferred
• Five years' labor & employee relations experience & Five years progressively responsible, professional experience in collective bargaining and labor relations activities, including two years of leadership experience: Required
• Experience in leading contract administration, grievance processing, performance management and disciplinary activities, as well as facilitating on-going communication and working relationships with employee representative organizations: Required
• Labor Relations Certificate: Required

Licenses/Certifications:

• SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP): Preferred

Essential Functions:

• Manages system employee & labor relations through proper administration and implementation of labor contracts; researches and prepares agenda items and topics for contract negotiations; resolves labor complaints, disputes, and grievances; participates in labor contract training, and provides technical advice and interpretation to management and employees. Performs internal investigations as requested in response to employee relations' issues or concerns; ensures investigations and findings are concluded in a valid manner. Makes recommendations to management regarding appropriate actions.
• Ensures labor contracts and all employee policies and procedures are within legal and regulatory standards. Interprets human resources policy and procedures to employees and managers. Makes recommendations for changes to policies and procedures and opportunities for process improvement. Works closely with payroll and other administrative departments to ensure proper interpretation and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements.
• Recommends appropriate policies for the mediation and documentation of grievances, discipline and termination concerns. Facilitates discussion and resolution of grievances, referring complex or legally sensitive issues to system human resources leadership and/or legal counsel. Provides consultative services to system-wide market leadership teams on labor relations and employee-related issues.
• Assists the employee & labor relations leadership in developing strategic plans, goals, mission and objectives for the system employee & labor relations department. Maintains professional affiliations as appropriate and participates in professional activities to keep abreast of developments in the technical and legislative changes in the field.
• Works in conjunction with employee & labor relations leadership to implement and communicates employee & labor relation programs. Develops programs and administers training to educate managers in the requirements and procedures for disciplining and terminating employees. Supervises assigned staff in accordance with policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations. Interviews, hires, trains, assigns and evaluates work, appraises performance, rewards, disciplines, and resolves disputes and complaints.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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