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State of Wisconsin · 1 day ago

Employment Relations Specialist

Madison, WI

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$37.50/hr - $45.67/hr

The State of Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management is seeking an HR professional to join its statewide human resources team as an Employment Relations Specialist. This role involves leading investigations into work rule violations, assisting with grievances, and developing enterprise-level workforce relations policies.

AssociationNon Profit

No H1B

Responsibilities

Serve as a resource to enterprise human resources and employment relations staff for investigations, non-represented grievances, and employment relations related trainings/training development

Lead investigations into work rule violations due to agency conflict of interest issues, high profile infractions likely to result in publicity, or highly complex cases

Serve as the employment relations point of contact for all State of Wisconsin Assistant District Attorney employment relations issues

Work with agency human resources to assist with represented or non-represented step 1 grievances and handle all step 2 grievances for regions, non-regionalized agencies, and non-shared services agencies

Assist and assume a leadership role on statewide human resources workgroups developing enterprise-level workforce relations policy, procedure, and human resources handbook chapters, and other statewide initiatives

Assist with State of Wisconsin collective bargaining negotiations

Qualification

Leading investigationsGuidance on policiesTraining developmentResponding to grievancesPolicy developmentEmployment law researchCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Leading investigations into potential employee violations of employer work rules or policies including conducting investigatory meetings, drafting reports or findings, and issuing discipline

Providing guidance or consultation to human resources staff and non-human resources staff on policies and procedures

Developing and delivering in-person and/or virtual trainings

Preferred

Responding to employee complaints or grievances

Serving on a workgroup or committee tasked with developing policy initiatives

Researching, interpreting, and applying relevant federal and state employment laws, policies, and regulations

Benefits

Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of vacation/personal holiday to start, 9 paid holidays, and 130 hours of sick time that rolls over each year.

Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits

An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.

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