Labour Law

About Umicore

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Support Functions

A global organisation. It's not just those in our industrial sites and technical centres that are vital to Umicore's growth. Across our support functions we ensure that we continue to grow and evolve – whether it's by making sure our decisions are commercially viable, enhancing our reputation, building new customer relationships or finding the right people who can build on what we've already achieved. The variety of our work means we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.

What You Will Be Doing

As Labour Law & Employee Relations Manager, you play a vital role within the P&O (People & Organization) organization. You ensure the compliant and consistent application of labour legislation in Belgium and act as the first point of contact for HR Legal matters. You will handle case follow-up (including litigation) and support a stable social dialogue.

Responsibilities; 

Labour Law;

• Analyze Belgian labour law & sector regulations. Support and advise colleagues from the P&O organization & business from a social legal perspective (think of disciplinary cases, social disputes, grievances and conflict resolution).
• Ensure consistent and legally compliant application of P&O policies and CLAs across our Belgian sites.
• Maintain contact with external legal advisors and ensure proper follow-up of legal proceedings.
• Analyze legislative changes and case law. Assess impact on Umicore and translate this into useful guidelines, notes or other means of advice.
• Manage the knowledge of social legislation within Umicore.
• Deliver targeted training to P&O colleagues and managers on labour law and internal policies.
• Update policies, template documents & works regulations, etc.
• Draft addenda, settlement agreements, warning letters, CLA's, etc.

Employee Relations;

• Support and assist Site P&O to build and maintain a constructive social dialogue.
• Assist Labour Law & Employee Relations Lead in building and maintaining constructive social dialogue at Belgian & European level.
• Provide support to the business to realize adjustments to our organization.
• Lead the P&O operational meeting and ensure a smooth exchange of information. Ensure smooth interaction and feedback loop between the P&O operational & strategic level.
• Manage and/or participate in specific assignments and projects.

Who We Are Looking For

• Belgian Master's degree in Law (Labour law specialization preferred).
• Approximately 5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Deep knowledge of Belgian employment legislation and collective labour agreements.
• Ability to interpret and draft practical advice, legal texts and policies.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to analyze complex legal texts but deliver a practical solution to the business (solution oriented).
• Mother tongue Dutch, with good knowledge of English, French is a plus.

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?