Labour Relations Professional M​/F​/D

Location: Germany

Labour Relations Professional M/F/D page is loaded## Labour Relations Professional M/F/Dlocations:
Germany-Waldbronntime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
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** Job Description
**** About the Role
** We’re looking for a seasoned Labour Relations Professional to report into the AVP, Global HR Compliance, Ethics & Labour Relations. You will lead Agilent’s labour relations agenda primarily in Germany, and be the primary HR interface to the Works Council (Betriebsrat) across our German sites. This role anchors the German LR operating model—balancing compliance, partnership, and business enablement—while ensuring our practices align with German labour law and Agilent’s global framework.

You will serve as Agilent’s single point of contact for Works Council relations (Mainz, Waldbronn, Group Germany), operational HR compliance, and labour-law–relevant initiatives, and you’ll be a key partner to the Country Management Team.  Overtime, you will also contribute to the labour relations activities in other European countries.
** What You’ll Do
*
* 1) Works Council & Labour Law   
• Act as the primary point of contact for three Works Council bodies (Mainz, Waldbronn, Group Germany) and the Economic Committee on all HR matters.  
• Coordinate personnel measure submissions for WC review (e.g., changes in employment/job status, organizational changes, workforce management/WFM).  
• Review, renegotiate, and operationalize WC agreements (Betriebsvereinbarungen)—including manager/employee communications and training.

• Manage WC-related litigations as needed, coordinating internal stakeholders and external counsel.  
• Oversee the WC operational budget, approve WC training and supplies, and coordinate administrative requests across all three bodies.  
• Provide quarterly statistics and election-related reporting per agreed cadence.  
• Partner with Total Rewards CoE on annual range setting, salary reviews, and job family introductions to the German organization.  
• Represent HR at site WC townhalls and Group WC meetings, together with Country Management Team.  
• Serve as the escalation point for ad hoc WC requests and mediate between project leads and WC for IT/tool/survey introductions; advise on classification (courtesy, formal, fast-track), review decks prior to WC submission, and facilitate alignment.  
• Own the relationship with the Works Council, its committees (~10) and bodies, fostering constructive, trust-based collaboration.
2) Operational HR Compliance  
• Advise HRBPs with teams in Germany on compliance, employment law, and WC agreement implications for planned initiatives.  
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and HR Shared Services Center on program, tool, and process changes to ensure German legal/WC alignment.  
• Collaborate with HRSS during transition and beyond to embed compliance and WC requirements in shared services processes.  
• Support employee litigations (including WFM or other initiatives) with external legal counsel as needed; represent Agilent management in court as needed, partnering with the relevant HRBP.  
• Support German ER matters in partnership with other members of the CoE, HRBPs, or other functions (Legal, Internal Audit), including interviews, reporting or stakeholder communications (employees, managers, WC per legal/WC agreement).  
• Lead notifications/terminations where the HRBP is outside Germany—advise managers/HRBPs, manage WC hearings, prepare/deliver paperwork, and oversee litigations/court hearings.  
• Review and update contract templates and employment documents to reflect German/EU law changes; coordinate implementation with HRSS and external counsel.  
• Project lead the WC-related part of the Germany HR transition into Agilent’s new model, ensuring compliance-by-design.
3) Additional Responsibilities  
• Maintain oversight of key changes in labour/employment law; liaise with other members of the CoE, HRSS, Country Management, and WC to update frameworks, local practices, and process documentation.  
• Beyond Germany (main focus), you will contribute to labour relations’ activities in other Europe countries (e.g. Austria, Netherlands, Belgium)…