People Partner NL

People Partner NL

As People Partner NL you are responsible for delivering professional guidance and expert advice to People Leader Partners, People Leaders, Employees and Philips People Services on HR related topics, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and organizational policies. Having the license to operate from a country NL perspective, in the role you will focus on delivering consistent and high-quality HR service and you act as a key driver of employee and labor relations strategies, contributing to organizational stability and positive employee experience.

Your role:

• Oversee and manage cases of absence and sick leave, collaborating with People Leaders to ensure compliance with legal and organizational requirements. Engage with authorities and experts (internal or external) on sick leave-related cases when required.
• Provide professional guidance and support for performance improvement plans (PIP), ensuring adherence to local policies and best practices.
• Handle disciplinary and grievance cases, ensuring accurate documentation and timely resolution with fairness and consistency.
• Conduct and support investigations related to the General Business Principles.
• 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.
• May represent the employer in the country in legally required councils such as Social Fund, Health & Safety, Pension etc.
• May lead negotiations with works councils, ensuring outcomes align with organizational goals while maintaining constructive relationships.
• May provide expert advice on specific labor relations domains, workforce transition and implications and execution of Collective Labor Agreements (CLA) ensuring compliance with agreements, regional labor laws and in alignment with organizational goals.
• 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 with time and attendance policies.
• Obtain legal and works council approval to enable local implementation of sales incentives.
• Structure local grading based on collective contract and WC negotiation.

You're the right fit if you have:

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in Talent Acquisition, People Management, HR processes with a strong focus on employee relations, labor relations and compliance.
• Knowledge of local employment laws, labor regulations to ensure compliance and understanding of collective labor agreements.
• Experience in handling performance improvement plans (PIPs), disciplinary actions, grievances and illness management as a plus.
• Ability to conduct and support employee relations (General Business Principles) investigations ensuring fairness confidentiality and documentation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with People Leader Partners, People Leaders and employees. Being effective in interacting with and through the organization whilst driving solutions with impact with care (employee / audience experience).
• Detail-oriented with strong documentation and case management skills.
• Fluency in Dutch is required.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For this role it means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips

We are a health technology company.