Industrial Relations Business Partner - Europe

Job ID:40900
Location:Rotterdam : George Hintzenweg 77 
Position Category:Human Resources
Position Type:Employee Regular

Industrial Relations Business Partner - Europe

Lloyd’s Register

Location: - Rotterdam, Netherlands

What we’re looking for
Contributes to the formulation and implementation of the Global IR strategy in Europe.

Identifies and manages risk relating to Industrial Relations in Europe.

Works as a business partner and trusted advisor to HR colleagues and LR Leaders by drawing on deep technical knowledge of IR.

Leading on local collective consultations, negotiations, and collective bargaining (where required).

Responsibility for the legal process for agreements with Works Councils in relation to organisational change, technology and software and compliance with in-country Works Council legislation.

Identifies opportunities to modernise and improve agreements and frameworks to reflect organisational needs and objectives.

What we offer you

• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is value driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes  

• A Full-time permanent role  

The role

Works Councils

• Develop and maintain good, productive working relationships with Works Councils and Employee Representative Groups in Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France, UK and lead on discussions where appropriate. Raise issues and risks with Global IR Director at the earliest moment.
• Responsibility for compliance with LR’s obligations to relevant Works Council legislation and requirements for BAU and business transformation activities, including IT and technology, making sure the required, necessary agreements are in place.
• Work as a business partner and trusted advisor to local HR and Line Management Colleagues when it comes to Works Councils and Employee Representative Groups, including training and education as necessary.

Trade Unions/Collective Bargaining

• Work within the Global IR Strategy in relation to Trade Unions and collective bargaining. Identify and raise risks with the Global IR Director at the earliest moment.
• Lead on collective bargaining negotiations wherever appropriate, within the remit set by the Global IR Director or CPO and be responsible for complaint with legislation and obligations to relevant agreements.
• Build productive, collaborative relationships with union representatives wherever possible to enable the best chance of a satisfactory outcome to consultations and negotiations, always protecting LR interests as a priority.

Introducing new technology and software

• Take the lead on behalf of HR and Business, with their involvement and support, in the introduction of new tech and software by taking responsibility for consultation in good time with the Works Councils, where relevant, and responsibility for the right permissions and agreements being in place for compliance with legislative requirements.
• Enable the organisation’s digital objectives through engagement and agreement with the Works councils wherever necessary.

Training and Development:

• Develop a programme of education to upskill HR colleagues and LR Leaders in Europe through knowledge transfer and education to improve their understanding, confidence and competence in dealing with Works Councils and/or Unions.
• Keep abreast of best practices in industrial relations and recommend improvements to existing processes.

What you bring

• Experience of leading and delivering negotiations with Works Councils and Collective Bargaining with T Unions.
• Extensive, in-depth knowledge of Works Council legislation in both NL and Germany, and in at least one other European LR location where a works council or Trade Union is present.
• Excellent skills at relationship building and influencing at all levels within an organisation.
• Credibility to act as Deputy for Global IR Director as and when needed.
• Ability to anticipate and avoid Industrial Relations issues that may present themselves from time to time, using creative thinking within the organisational values.
• Strong skills in Excel, Power point, Word and familiarity with HR systems and MI.

You are someone who: 

• Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs 
• Is able to self-manage and prioritize tasks towards achieving goals 
• Is effective at solving problems, trouble-shooting and making timely decisions 
• Is flexible and eager to take initiatives 
• Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment 

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About us 

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part of 

Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place. 

Want to apply. 

Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them! 

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you. 

 If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy. 

We care, we share, we do the right thing.

If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at careers@lr.org and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register:

Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

   As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

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