HR Legal & Labor Relations Specialist

NightOwl Consulting

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About The Position

The role will primarily support cases involving performance issues, disciplinary actions, layoffs/redundancy, company-initiated separations, and other employment matters with potential legal implications. This person will also review our existing HR policies, employment documents, agreements, and templates and recommend revisions as needed.

Requirements

• Strong working knowledge of Philippine labor law, due process requirements, disciplinary procedures, and termination processes.
• Experience reviewing employment contracts, employee handbooks, HR policies, disciplinary documents, and termination documentation.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and business writing skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting SEnA, DOLE, or NLRC cases is highly preferred.
• Experience in a BPO, outsourcing, staffing, or offshore organization is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Review employee relations cases involving performance, attendance, misconduct, policy violations, and other disciplinary matters.
• Support HR in company-initiated offboarding, including performance-related terminations, layoffs/redundancy, and other just or authorized causes.
• Review and assist in preparing NTEs, disciplinary notices, termination notices, administrative hearing documentation, and related correspondence.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and due process requirements are followed before employment actions are implemented.
• Support labor-related cases and coordinate with external legal counsel as necessary.
• Assist in preparing case summaries, chronologies, evidence, and supporting documents for SEnA, DOLE, and NLRC, and other labor proceedings.
• Track active cases, deadlines, required submissions, and outstanding documentation.
• Review employee handbooks, employment agreements, HR policies, acknowledgment forms, waivers, templates, and other employment-related documents.
• Identify compliance gaps and recommend revisions to policies, documents, and HR processes.
• Maintain organized case files and standardized HR/legal templates.
• Monitor relevant Philippine labor regulations and advise HR leadership of changes that may affect company policies or practices.

Benefits

• Above market salary
• HMO on Day 1 for principal and two dependents
• Government-mandated benefits
• Performance-based Incentives
• Quarterly Company Events
• 1,000 PHP De Minimis
• Equipment and software provided

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed