A super exciting IR/ER Specialist role is now available with a well known fashion Retail chain.
Our client is seeking a Specialist Employee Relations to join their team in Kuala Lumpur. This role offers the opportunity to take responsibility and accountability for the Employee Relations areas for the country(ies) in scope, including implementation of global deliveries and processes, policies, and guidelines. The successful candidate will ensure that local laws, practices and needs are captured and catered for, facilitating alignment between global and local needs to achieve a common approach and delivery where needed.
- Opportunity to work in a global company
- Responsibility for Employee Relations areas
- Alignment of global and local needs
What you'll do:
As a Specialist Employee Relations, you will play a crucial role in providing legal support and ensuring compliance within the company. You will be responsible for negotiating with local work councils and unions while also implementing systematic ways of working within health and safety. Your expertise in People Relations will be invaluable as you provide support to managers, HR, and other functions in the local market. Collaboration will be key as you work with Group CoE People Relations to implement policies, guidelines, and frameworks locally.
- Provide legal support, secure compliance, and represent the company as an employer in the local market
- Responsible for negotiations with local work councils and unions, including collective bargaining negotiations
- Set and implement a systematic way of working within the health and safety area by investigating, risk assessing, raising awareness, mitigating potential risks, and following up across the organisation together with the Security team
- Secure proactive management of incidents, accidents, risk observation and reporting throughout the business operation in cross collaboration with local Security team
- Give expert advice on People Relations and support to managers, HR, and other functions in the local market; secure all Managers have relevant competence and tools regarding People Relations
- Collaborate with Group CoE People Relations to implement and adapt policies, guidelines, and frameworks locally
What you bring:
The ideal candidate for this Specialist Employee Relations role will bring a solid educational background in Human Resources or related fields such as Labour Law or Occupational Health & Safety. You should be an effective collaborator with strong stakeholder management skills. Your communication skills should be top-notch - persuasive yet assertive. A proactive mindset coupled with curiosity and innovation is essential. Experience in driving transformational change through setting and implementing strategies would be highly beneficial.
- Education within Human Resources, Labour Law, Human Rights, Occupational health & safety or equivalent work experience
- Effective collaborator with strong stakeholder management, presentation and interaction skills
- Strong communicator with persuasive and assertive skills
- Proactive, innovative, curious, solution-oriented mindset
- Experience driving transformation/setting and implementing strategies
What sets this company apart:
Our client is part of a global group that is committed to creating inclusive, diverse workplaces throughout their organisation. They believe that a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how they address challenges, perceive possibilities and relate to their colleagues and customers all over the world. They offer attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all their brands in stores and online. In addition to global benefits, all local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits.
What's next:
Ready for an exciting new challenge? Apply now!
Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.
Agensi Pekerjaan Robert Walters Sdn Bhd
Business Registration Number : 729828-T
Licence Number : JTKSM 423C
