Labor Relations Specialist

Company: Westchester Medical Center
Location: Valhalla
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

Company: NorthEast Provider Solutions Inc. Department: Human Resources-WMC Health Position: Full Time Hours: M-F, 8-4:30 Shift: Day Job Summary: TheLabor Relations Specialist is responsible for assisting in the administrationof labor relations policies. This includes interviewing and evaluating employeerelations matters, such as work complaints, harassment or discriminationallegations, performance and conduct concerns, preparing disciplinarydocuments, settling disciplinary casesprior to hearing or addressing unionrelations matters. The candidate isresponsible for providing guidance to departments to ensure compliance withpersonnel rules and procedures, network policies, contractual agreements, laborand employment laws (Taylor Law, Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans withDisabilities Act, New York State Civil Service Law, etc.), Equal Employment Opportunity compliance, andapplicable health regulations governing the staffing of hospitals. These duties require establishing andmaintaining close and effective working relationships with executive level andmiddle management positions. Does related work as required. Responsibilities: Investigates,interviews, collects information and evaluates employees relations matters suchas harassment allegations, workplace complaints, performance deficiencies, orother concerns, , to determine course of action to be taken.Prepares documents relatedto employee performance concerns, collective bargaining agreements, anddisciplinary charges.Prepares reports,collects data develops summaries, and reports status of Labor Relationsmatters, case activity, and analysis.Prepares witnesses andevidence to be used in disciplinary hearings, arbitration, or other legalmatters. Manages disciplinary cases through all steps of the Civil ServiceSection 75 procedures.Interprets andadministers all labor agreements and assists in resolving grievances, includingserving as hearing officer for grievances.Maintaining ongoingliaison with unions and union representatives.Serve as HearingOfficer for grievances.Interprets andimplements procedures for compliance with New York State Civil Service Law, theTaylor Law, Fair Labor Standards and Americans with Disabilities Acts.Acts as arepresentative of the Medical Center in the settlement of informal and formallabor grievances.Trains, advises andcounsels supervisory and management staff on effective labor relations,affirmative action, and personnel practices to ensure compliance to laws,regulations and policies, and to effectively motivate the workforce.Qualifications/Requirements: Experience: 1 to 3 years of experience where the primaryfunction of the position was in human resources and/or labor relations, oneyear of which must have included handling employee relations matters, required. Education: ABachelor's degree, required (preferably in industrial or labor relations, humanresources, public administration or business administration, or a combinationof education and related experience) A Master's degree in one of the abovementioned fields may be substituted for one year of experience. Educationbeyond the secondary level must be from an institution recognized or accreditedby the Board of Regents of the New York State Education Department as apost-secondary, degree-granting institution. Licenses / Certifications: Other: Thoroughknowledge of the general principles and practices and procedures of modernlabor relations, such as mediation, fact-finding, arbitration, contractadministration and interpretation, contract negotiation and public personneladministration; good knowledge of labor and employment laws including the FairLabor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Family Medical LeaveAct; knowledge of the organizational and operational structure and functions ofa large organization; ability to establish and maintain effective workingrelationships with executive managers, medical, administrative and supervisorystaff; interviewing skills; ability to communicate effectively both orally andin writing; ability to effectively use computer applications such asspreadsheets, word processing, calendar, e-mail and database software inperforming work assignments; ability to read, write, speak, understand, andcommunicate in English sufficiently to perform the essential duties of theposition; sound professional judgment; tact; discretion; initiative; physicalcondition commensurate with the demands of the position.

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