Employee Relations Manager

As an Employee Relations Manager, you will:

• Lead and oversee employee relations matters, including disciplinary cases, grievances, workplace conflicts, and employee concerns.
• Ensure compliance with Philippine labor laws, company policies, and administrative due process requirements.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to managers and stakeholders on employee relations and workplace conduct issues.
• Develop, review, implement, and maintain employee relations and compliance policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Monitor and address labor compliance risks, contractor governance requirements, and third-party workforce compliance.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and business teams to resolve complex employee and labor-related matters.
• Conduct employee and manager education programs on labor standards, employee relations, workplace conduct, and company policies.
• Support government inspections, labor-related inquiries, audits, and compliance reviews when required.
• Monitor employee relations trends, compliance metrics, and risk indicators to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Drive process improvement initiatives that strengthen governance, compliance culture, and operational effectiveness.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across different functions and organizational levels, from frontline employees to senior leaders.
  
  

   

Requirements: 

• Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Legal Management, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Employee Relations, Labor Relations, HR Compliance, or HR Generalist roles with Employee Relations exposure.
• Strong knowledge of Philippine labor laws, labor standards, and administrative due process.
• Experience handling employee relations cases, workplace investigations, disciplinary processes, grievances, and conflict resolution.
• Knowledge of contractor governance, subcontracting, and third-party workforce compliance requirements.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, factory, industrial, or similarly complex operational environment is preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to balance compliance requirements with business realities.
• Project management, process improvement, and change management experience is an advantage.
• Willing to work primarily from the Batangas Factory and travel as required by the business.

What to Expect?

• Gain broad exposure across employee relations, labor compliance, workplace governance, policy management, and organizational risk management.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders including P&C, Legal, Compliance, factory leadership, and commercial teams.
• Take on a highly visible individual contributor role where your expertise directly influences business decisions and employee experience.
• Enjoy the opportunity to collaborate with teams across the country through occasional travel to sales offices and other business locations nationwide.
• This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining labor relations expertise, stakeholder partnership, and strategic problem-solving to create a compliant, fair, and high-performing workplace.