Employee Relations Specialist

Role Overview

• Responsible for reviewing and resolving sensitive employee concerns and investigations, including interpersonal conflict in the workplace, employee complaints, ethics reports, and allegations of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in a timely manner.
• Identify and address employee relations issues providing advice and guidance to the business leaders for issues such as policy violations, performance management, disability and leave management, conflict resolution, disciplinary actions, or other issues representing significant risk to the organization
• Review, edit and approve constructive disciplinary actions and performance improvement plans in the Workday system as necessary to address areas of concern or policy violations.
• Prepare thoughtful, reasonable and independent investigations summaries for internal and external stakeholders to close-out ER cases
• Provides support and guidance to leaders when addressing team member behavior and performance concerns
• Maintain electronic organization practices for the retention and retrieval of investigation materials
• Assist in a broad range of tasks and projects, including the implementation, interpretation and administration of policies and procedures to ensure and enhance organization’s capacity to handle employee relations matters and ensure compliance with federal and state labor laws.
• Explains and provides advice to workers about company policy, rules, regulations and laws and their need for compliance.
• Reviews violations on annual team member MVR and background checks for resolution
• Reviews all PHI and privacy incidents received from the Compliance Office for necessary corrective action
• Consult with Legal Counsel on Employee Relation issues and attend mediations and depositions for the company as needed.
• Conduct exit interviews with team member leaving the organization
• Manage metrics and report on Employee Relation activity to management within recommended timelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development or a related field
• 5 years of experience in human resource roles with at least 2 years concentration in Employee Relations.
• Knowledge of relevant state and federal employment laws including, but not limited to, Title VI, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, ADEA, etc.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and facts and summarize essential issues to various audiences.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, and reasoning).
• Self-motivated and high endurance with critical attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines and reporting.
• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification preferred

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time off
• Bonding Time Off
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• HSA Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• myFlexPay
• Family Support
• Mental Health Services
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Award/Recognition Programs