Employee Relations Specialist (SG/MY)

Industrial & Employee Relations (Human Resources & Recruitment) Full time As Employee Relations Specialist, you have responsibility and accountability for the Employee Relations areas for the country(ies) in scope, including implementation of global deliveries and processes, policies, and guidelines. You will secure 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. To be successful in your role, you ensure that your part of the Employee Relations network has the right competence, working collaboratively to contribute to the business needs by taking responsibility for the whole. By having a holistic approach and proactively ensuring market intelligence, you enable agile solutions, compliance with existing and upcoming legislations, mitigate risks, and solve problems to support the business needs. Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal support, secure compliance, and represent H&M Group 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 organization together with the Security team.
• Secure proactive management of incidents, accidents, risk observation, and reporting throughout the business operation in cross collaboration with the local Security team.
• Give expert advice on People Relations and support to managers, HR, and other functions in the local market; ensure 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.

Qualifications To be successful in the role of Employee Relations Specialist, you should have a good business understanding and the ability to translate business context into needed actions from a people relations perspective. You should have a great passion for people and understand how to empower and develop yourself as well as people and organizations, enabling you to drive results and work towards goals. What You Need to Succeed:

• 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, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Experience in driving transformation/setting and implementing strategies.

Additional Information This is a full-time position, reporting to the Regional People Relations Manager, based in Malaysia. Apply by sending in your CV in English as soon as possible. Due to data policies, we only accept applications through the career page. Benefits We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount include H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. Inclusion & Diversity H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience, and ideas. Company Description H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration, from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way. Learn more about H&M at #J-18808-Ljbffr