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Works Council Business Partner

Competitive salary + brilliant bonuses
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Permanent
Posted a month ago
Job ID: 8759
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Kate Oliver

Associate Director

Job Description

EMEA Recruitment is working with a global, future leading manufacturing and technology client as they look to hire a Works Council Business Partner to join their HR team who specializes in Dutch labor law and work council relationships.

Would you like to be a decision maker and be the link between HR, Legal, Leadership, Statutory Directors, and the Works Council for the Netherlands within an international organization?

Do you want to support positive employee relations and contribute to the drive for a highly engaged workforce?

This would be an ideal role for a candidate with a qualification in that area, who can not only build relationships but also influence and carry out challenging negotiations to reach positive outcomes for the business and employees.

Responsibilities of the Works Council Business Partner:
  • Build and manage strong relationships with both senior leaders (including the strategic VP for the country) and work council members
  • Aligning with various department heads who correlate to the project in hand and lead works council negotiations
  • Collaborate with the HR Business Partners to understand all pending business changes, and areas of support
  • Coach and upskill managers and leaders on employment legislation and best practice
  • Collaborate with the works councils on everything from team restructures, shift pattern changes, headcount increases/reductions and contractual changes, such as benefits and incentives
Experience required:
  • Experience operating in a similar position – focusing on employment law, work council relationships, and business partnering
  • Have the intellectual ability to ask the right strategic questions to stakeholders in order to understand the business needs
  • Ability to push back and influence when needed to set boundaries and ensure the desired outcome from negotiations
  • Experience with Dutch labor law
  • Ability to work in an English-speaking office with the addition of Dutch being a bonus
EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.