Onsite Employee Relations Specialist

Posted 4 days ago

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About the role

  • Employee Relations Specialist fostering a supportive and fair workplace at FBT Gibbons. Partnering with HR leadership, guiding performance, and resolving workplace concerns while enhancing employee experience.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a trusted resource for employees and managers by providing guidance on workplace concerns, policy interpretation, performance management, and conflict resolution
  • Partner with managers to address performance and conduct issues, including identifying areas for improvement, outlining expectations, and supporting accountability efforts
  • Conduct prompt, thorough and impartial internal investigations related to business professional complaints, misconduct and/or policy violations; document findings and provide recommendations for review by HR leadership
  • Prepare, maintain, and safeguard accurate, timely, and confidential employee relations records in accordance with firm practices and applicable laws
  • Communicate with employees in a professional, empathetic manner, ensuring concerns are heard, appropriately reviewed, and addressed in a timely way
  • Advise managers on best practices related to employee relations, documentation, difficult conversations, and compliance with firm policies and employment laws
  • Assist with HR initiatives and projects that support employee experience, engagement, and workplace culture
  • Assist with administering the introductory and annual performance evaluation process
  • Review, understand and apply firm policies and practices, and provide employees with clear, consistent explanations of policies and procedures
  • Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations across the firm’s footprint
  • Maintain a thorough understanding of business professional positions and expectations to effectively support performance coaching and employee relations needs
  • Support onboarding and offboarding processes, including participating in new hire orientation and conducting exit interviews

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree is required
  • Minimum of three years of employee relations experience in a professional services environment required; five years preferred
  • PHR or SHRM-CP certification is preferred
  • Strong business writing skills are required
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion
  • Cross-cultural skills and awareness related to individuals from broad backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability, among others
  • Ability to understand unconscious bias and its effect on employee relations and employment decisions
  • Excellent active listening and comprehension skills
  • Intermediate technology skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office products such as but not limited to Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, as well as strong database management skills
  • Accuracy, attention to detail, and thoroughness
  • Professional demeanor and appearance
  • Action oriented to seek additional work to maintain high productivity
  • Ability to prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints
  • Interpersonal skills to communicate professionally and effectively by e-mail, telephone, and in person

Benefits

  • Health care coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
  • Life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee wellbeing and EAP programs
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching and profit-sharing

Job title

Employee Relations Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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