Employee Relations Specialist

Employee Relations Specialist

W2 Only work on site 4 yrs exp and 4-year degree

Our direct client has an opening for an Employee Relations Specialist in their Human Resources Department. The work location is Winchester, CA.

This will be a 6 Month contract with possible conversion to full time direct with the client.

This is a hybrid work hour- schedule 44 / 36 with every other Friday off.

Office hours are from 7 : 00am 4 : 30pm.

Please note this position requires the successful completion of a background check, drug screen, and employment and education verification prior to starting work.

We're in search of an Employee Relations Specialist who's experienced and uses excellent judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines such as policies, regulations, precedents, and work directions for specific cases or problems based on analysis of the subject and course of action selected from various alternatives.

The Employee Relations Specialist will conduct their daily business in a professional manner with internal and external Legal counsel teams.

The work details :

• Gathers documents for Legal or outside counsel in preparation of grievance appeals.
• Interprets and advises management on routine and complex contract administration questions to ensure they are administered consistently.
• Research assigned aspects of law and arbitral precedent related to contract proposals and grievance matters, to ensure consistency with laws, discover precedent in the areas of law and arbitration and to support employer positions on contract language in negotiations and arbitrations.
• Prepares graphs, charts, tables, and summarizes the economic implications of management and labor contract proposals.
• Provides recommendations for language, cost, and impact on operating requirements for labor contract proposals.
• Assists in preparing curriculum for administration of the terms and conditions of the labor agreement and on general and specific knowledge areas of Employee Relations, to ensure that the existing contract is consistently administered and that employee grievances are minimized, resolved, or processed correctly to arbitration, by selecting concepts, materials and training activities.
• Reviews grievance records, research grievance arbitration decisions, and identifies and summarizes areas of existing contracts which have caused operating difficulties over the term of the contract.
• Research and present case information in administrative forums for bargaining unit clarifications and related hearings.
• Assists in the analysis and collection of data pertaining to investigations of complaints and charges of discrimination, unlawful workplace harassment and retaliation to prevent the violations of policy and federal and state laws.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Desired Experience :

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and four years relevant experience.
• Required Knowledge of : Labor relations and Human Resources Principles
• Maintains confidentiality
• Advanced MSOffice and Administrative duties
• Personable, Flexible and handle pressure zones well.
• Detail orientation, organized, multitask, strong written and verbal communication skills a must.
• Valid California Class C Driver License that allows you to drive in the course of your employment.
• Non active CalPERS members

If you are qualified and interested in this opportunity, please reply with a Word version of your updated resume.

Please put JPC 6955 in the subject line

Include a note about any CalPERS experience - Yes or No

No Sponsorship / W2 Only / Only outstanding third-party candidates considered for this position.

Local candidates are encouraged to apply as the work is on site.