People Partner Philips Health Systems

Employee Relations

• Provide professional guidance and support for performance improvement plans (PIP) ensuring adherence to local policies and best practices.

• Oversee and manage absence and sick leave cases, collaborating with People Leaders to ensure compliance with legal and organizational requirements. If required, engage with authorities and experts (internal or external) on sick leave-related cases.

• Handle disciplinary and grievance cases, ensuring accurate documentation and timely resolution with fairness and consistency.

• Conduct and support GBP investigations.

• Act as a point of escalation for complex employee relations matters, providing resolutions that balance compliance with business and employee needs.

• Address and provide advisory support on rewards-related questions, ensuring alignment with local guidelines and internal equity.

Labor Relations

• Act as a representative in legally required councils such as Social Fund, H&S, Pension, etc.

• Bring specialized expertise in specific labor relations domains, workforce transition, or compliance with regional labor laws.

• May lead negotiations with local social partners: employee representatives and work councils, ensuring outcomes align with organizational goals while maintaining constructive relationships.

• Ensure consistent application of HR and labor relations policies and practices across the organization.

• Monitor adherence to local labor laws, escalating potential risks to appropriate stakeholders.

• Ensure compliance and check of holiday balances to ensure they get taken in time.

• Organize for government funding support where applicable on people functions initiatives (training, diversity, etc.).

• Drive merit-based hiring and inclusive practices and ensure compliance with local employment legislation, including equal employment opportunity where applicable

• Obtain Legal approval to enable local implementation of sales incentives.

• Supported by Rewards Services, structure local grading. Consult on merit adjustments during ACR and salary increases.

• Support local Audit readiness, GBP self-assessment, DEKRA, SOX investigations.

You're the right fit if:

• Min 8 years of experience in HR with a strong focus on employee relations, labor relations and compliance in a multinational or complex organizational environment.

• Knowledge of employment laws, labor regulations with experience ensuring compliance and advising people leaders on evolving legal or local requirements.

• Strong ability to handle complex employee relations cases, including performance improvement plans (PIPs), disciplinary actions, grievances and sick leave cases, with a resolution mindset

• Experience partnering with social partners and committees based on the labor code.

• Ability to advise and execute on workforce transitions, including M&A, divestments, outsourcing and reorganizations at the country level.

• Proven stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across multiple levels of people leaders.

• Fluent in English