Senior Employee Relations Specialist

1 Month ago • 8-12 Years • Human Resource

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Employee/Industrial Relations Specialist will lead and oversee employee/industrial relations case management across the APAC region, including Australia, New Zealand, India, and Singapore. Responsibilities include managing investigations, disciplinary actions, performance management, grievances, redundancies, leave of absence actions, and background checks. The role involves coaching managers, problem-solving risk mitigation strategies, and ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations. Key duties also include managing enterprise bargaining, maintaining employee relations records, analyzing data for business insights, developing policies and procedures, promoting a positive employee relations culture, and supporting regional change programs. This position requires strong knowledge of HR processes, policies, and best practices, with experience in data analysis, training development, and project management. Excellent communication and organizational skills are essential, along with proficiency in MS Office and HRIS systems.
Must have:
  • Eight to twelve years of experience in Employee/Industrial Relations.
  • Extensive understanding of employment/industrial & labor law in Australia.
  • Significant knowledge of HR processes, policies, and best practices.
  • Ability to manage investigations and adverse employment actions.
  • Experience in data analysis, training development, and policy development.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills.
  • Proficiency in MS Office and HRIS systems.
Good to have:
  • Experience in New Zealand, India, and Singapore.
  • Ability to lead through enterprise bargaining.
  • Prior Workday experience preferred.
  • Advanced degree in Human Resources or Business.
Perks:
  • Opportunity to provide innovative technology.
  • Work in an entrepreneurial and innovative environment.
  • Be inspired by technology.
  • Motivated by rewards of hard work, commitment, teamwork, quality, integrity, and respect.

Job Details

Business Unit:

Cubic Corporation

Company Details:

Cubic offers an opportunity to provide innovative technology for government and commercial customers around the globe, helping to solve their future problems today.

We’re the leading integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions worldwide, and the leading provider of realistic combat training systems, secure communications and networking and highly specialized support services for military and security forces of the U.S. and allied nations. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and thrive in an innovative environment, we want to talk to you about your next role at Cubic! We are seeking employees inspired by technology, and motivated by the rewards of hard work, commitment, teamwork, quality, integrity, and respect. We invite you to explore opportunities with Cubic.

Job Details:

Job Summary

The Senior Employee/Industrial Relations Specialist is responsible for leading and overseeing all employee/industrial relations case management across multiple countries in the APAC region that includes, but is not limited to: Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore.

This is in addition to a deep understanding across all HR disciplines. Responsible for maintaining employee/industrial relations records, project management including developing trainings, policies, procedures and interpretation of data analytics.

This position works under the supervision and direction of the Global People Relations Manager but will regularly exercise discretion and independent decision-making authority for the APAC region.

Key Responsibilities

  • Effective case management of all people related issues and adverse employment actions to include, but not limited to, investigations, disciplinary, performance management, grievance, redundancies/reduction in force, leave of absence adverse actions, flagged new hire background checks, and reasonable accommodations through to conclusion. This work will be carried out independently but may include partnership with HR, Legal, H&S, compliance teams or other COEs.
  • Coach and guide managers on all matters relating to complex ER/IR  matters by applying regulatory expertise, and broad understanding on HR policies and procedures across all disciplines.  
  • Ability to work through complex ER/IR matters and problem solve risk mitigation strategies directly correlated with limiting legal exposure. Ability to assess risk through applying expert knowledge on regulations, policies and practices to drive solutions.
  • Undertake investigations, prepare reports and documentation, and development of discplinary action or memos in support of cases ensuring compliance with local law and regulations. May be required to support legal cases preparation.
  • Managing and leading the overall enterprise bargaining and negotiation process with employees, unions and other bargaining representatives to reach agreement on employment terms to include gathering information, conducting research and preparing proposals for consideration during negotiations.
  • Maintain up-to-date employee relations records electronically written and held on the HRIS system. Responsible for ensuring compliance with data privacy regulation and other record keeping compliance.
  • Monitor trends, collate and analyze data, prepare presentations to enable business insights and pro-active solutions.
  • Responsible for the development of policies, procedures, trainings, SOP guidelines, templates, and other tools/resources as identified for the APAC region.
  • Promote a positive employee relations culture within the business, through enabling a fair and consistent approach to policies and procedures. May provide training to both employee and managers in support.
  • Support or lead regional change programs and special projects as directed that will impact the APAC region as a subject matter expert and provide direction to HR, business leaders and COEs. This includes the ability to influence risk management outcomes that will impact the APAC region with potential to impact Cubic globally based on decision making guidance. Participates in other employee relations activities as dictated by the geographical market.
  • Completes additional special projects in accordance with assigned deadlines.

General Duties and Responsibilities

  • Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System
  • Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures
  • Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of the organisations
  • Comply with Cubic Human Resources Procedures
  • Other duties as requested

Minimum Job Requirements:

  • Four-year (4) college degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (advanced degree preferred), plus eight (8)- twelve (12) years' experience in Employee/Industrial Relations.
  • Extensive understanding of employment/industrial & labor law in Australia required; with experience in New Zealand, India, and Singapore preferred.
  • Significant knowledge of HR processes, policies, and best practices across all disciplines with the aptitude to research, learn and apply knowledge to adhere to regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to lead through enterprise bargaining is preferred.
  • Able to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies within the APAC region to include, but not limited to, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, etc, in support of complex matters and problem solving solutions directly correlated with risk mitigation.
  • Prior experience managing investigations and other adverse employment actions is required to include disciplinary and grievances, performance improvement, redundancies/reduction in force, leave of absence adverse actions, flagged new hire background checks, and reasonable accommodations.
  • Experience in data analysis, delivering training or training program development, general project management experience and policy/procedure development is required.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to communicate effectively and discretely with employees at all levels including executives.
  • Must be detail-oriented and able to perform duties with high degree of accuracy.
  • Must be able to work independently, professionally and calmly, in a time-sensitive, sometimes stressful environment.
  • Proficient MS Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Experience managing employee records, written and using HRIS systems, prior Workday experience preferred.
  • Ability to protect and handle confidential personnel information.
  • Ability to organize, prioritize and complete multiple tasks under deadlines and shifting priorities.
  • Some travel may be required; mostly domestic.

Condition of Employment

The successful outcome of a National Police Check

As a global company, our business operations span multiple time zones. This role requires flexibility, including occasional availability outside of your ordinary working hours to respond to critical issues or business needs.

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Duties, responsibilities, and requirements may change over time and according to business needs.

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Worker Type:

Employee

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About The Company

Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners.We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD).CTS is an industry-leading integrator of payment and information solutions and related services for intelligent travel applications.CTS delivers integrated systems for transportation and traffic management, delivering tools for travelers to choose the smartest and easiest way to travel and pay for their journeys, and enabling transportation authorities and agencies to manage demand across the entire transportation network. Cubic Defense provides networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) solutions, and live, virtual, constructive and game-based training solutions for both U.S. and Allied Forces. These mission-inspired capabilities enable assured multi-domain access; converged digital intelligence; and superior readiness for defense, intelligence, security and commercial missions.

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