Employee & Labor Relations Specialist - Italy Mirandola

Employee & Labor Relations Specialist - Italy
Mirandola
Emilia Romagna, Mirandola

Careers that Change Lives

This position is an exciting and new opportunity to work with Medtronic's Patient Monitoring, Respiratory Interventions and/or Medical Care Management Systems businesses.

Currently a part of Medtronic, these businesses are being transitioned either into a new stand-alone company (currently referred to as NewCo) or will be merged into the business of another company.

While you will start your employment with Medtronic, upon establishment of NewCo or upon the transition of the business unit to another company, in approximately 12-15 months (if we can designate timing; this was in the public announcement) your employment will transfer to one of these entities and you will no longer be employed by Medtronic.

The Employee Relations (ER) Partner is responsible for building strong relationships between employees and managers.

The role takes a proactive, strategic approach to employee and labor relations by identifying higher-level employee and labor relations trends, recommending solutions that address root cause of issue, and partnering with leadership on execution.

The role acts a key partner to Senior Leaders in driving employee relations strategies and building manager skill-sets, while maintaining a neutral position.

The ER Partner works directly with leaders, managers and employees to provide advice and coach both parties on all employee and labor relations issues.

The role provides strong partnership on labor relations strategies, performance management, disciplinary processes, restructuring activity, legal issues, investigations, conflict management, etc.

Work involves assessing and resolving complex employee and labor relations matters ensuring consistency across client groups in alignment with Medtronic practices.

The role helps to ensure a fair and consistent approach to Medtronic's policies and procedures, thus promoting a positive culture within the business, while minimizing risks.

The partner provides a single point of contact for employee and labor relations issues to ensure clear communication and efficiency in resolving matters.

The role requires skill, tact, persuasion, judgment, and/or negotiation skills to accomplish objectives.

This role works closely with the in-house legal team, with the wider Human Resources community and with clients to deliver a fair, consistent ER service, both minimizing risk to the business and aligning work to meet business needs.

**A Day in the Life

REPORTS TO: Employee & Labor Relations Leader

- EMEA

- Provides business leaders strong partnership on employee and labor relations strategies, identifying trends, recommending solutions, and driving proactive change in the organization.

Partners on efforts around building manager skill sets to maximize talent

- Manages projects to improve processes, drive consistency, increase efficiency, and enhance organizational performance.

- Provides proactive recommendations on employee relations and labor relations strategies and solutions; develops processes and programs to progress development of the employee relations function.

- Identifies trends in employment practices and advises on appropriate proactive action and training opportunities.

- Executes effective case management of people related issues such as : ER issues, disciplinary actions and processes, legal issues and claims (harassment, discrimination, leave, accommodations, conflict management etc), investigation, performance management (including Performance Improvement Plans and Coaching plans), restructuring activities, reduction in force, involuntary termination process, policy interpretation, etc. .

- Provides counsel and facilitates prompt and effective resolution of workplace conflict to address issues for employees, managers, and leaders in a manner consistent with Medtronic policies, practices and legal considerations.

Utilizes various conflict management techniques, including training, mediation, conflict coaching, etc.

- Consults and coaches managers/leaders on complex employee and labor relations, performance management, reorganization/reduction issues spanning all levels within the organization.

Provides advice and counsel to managers and leaders regarding personnel practices, policy, and employment laws.

- Partners with Legal and/or, Compliance, Audit in conducting investigations, researches policies/practices, creates and gathers documentation, makes determinations and implements resolutions when applicable.

Identifies best practices and learning lessons to influence change and improvement in the organization.

- Lead project management and process for reductions in force to include consulting with Managers, HR Business Partners, Legal, Finance and Security.

Develop materials and resources to support process, ensuring an equitable and consistent selection process.

Manage severance analysis, adverse impact analysis, legal review, works councils/employee representatives and/or union consultation and documentation, whe