People Relations Specialist - 1 Year Project

Company DescriptionJob Description For this People Relations Specialist project, your focus will be to guide and enhance the relationship between the leaders and employees within the US Sales Market. Your role is crucial in fostering a positive work environment, resolving conflicts, and ensuring that employment policies and practices align with legal requirements.Understanding the broader business goals in your Sales Market and how people relations strategies align with and contribute to achieving those objectives. Equip HR Business Line and Business Leaders with the appropriate training, tools, and access to relevant information to be proactive in managing risk and People Relations related topics/cases. This hybrid role reports into our People Relations Manager, US and is based out of an US Support Office location (Secaucus, New Jersey). A Day in the Life Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will include the following responsibilities* Focus on day-to-day people relations activities, supporting the HR Business Line in handling issues of conflict resolution, investigations, and policy interpretation Handle escalated investigations and matters where a conflict exists for the HR Business Partner Drive implementation plan of new and/orupdated H&M Groupsocial policies,guidelines orframework Deliver onlocalpeoplerelationsplansandpriosalignedwithglobalstrategyand priorities Actonlocallegallyneededadaptationsofpoliciesandstandards Provide strategic and operational advice tolocalmanagement and HR Business Line Keep up to date on employment law to ensure compliance Govern and follow up on compliance for entire Sales Market Ensure local grievance processthat is in line with the Globalgrievance policy and handle grievance investigations Ensure the respect for freedomof associations for all colleaguesconnected to our business Create a trustful relationshipwith employee representatives Secure that Managers are fully aware oftheir responsibilities and have a proactiveinternal dialogue Drive risk assessments as a tool to identifyhazards in the physical and psychosocialwork environment Participate in risk assessments toanalyze and understand eventswhich might lead to crisisanduncertainty in the organization e.g., internal controls or geopolitics context Secure that crisis is handled inaccordance with Our GeneralPeople Principles - In times ofcrisis Expectation to contribute to People Relations Network Occasional domestic and international travel may be required Qualifications Who You Are: At least two years Employee/People Relations experience (may consider equivalent HR education + ER experience) Some knowledge of federal, state, local US employment laws and regulations Proven track record in developing, revising, and implementing HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations Demonstrated commitment to human rights advocacy within the workplace. Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing comprehensive occupational health and safety programs Why You'll Love Working at H&M We value diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability We pride ourselves on being a values-driven organization, guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years You'll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues We are an inclusive company where you're encouraged to be yourself at work You will have access to a large global talent community, where career growth and aspirations have no limits We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits inclusive of health insurance, wellness and family support programs, company match 401k, paid leave programs, and paid time off, including a community day to serve your local community You'll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M, & Other Stories, and COS Compensation: salary range is $ 97,840-122,300 annually**

• This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company's discretion.
• *H&M, in good faith, has assessed this posted range of compensation as the accurate range for this role and location at the time of this posting. H&M may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.