Labour Affairs Specialist

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

Labour Affairs Specialist  
(Temporary Position)
Gothenburg

We are people who want to make a difference.
Everything we do starts with people. It’s what makes us different from all other car companies. If you share our belief in the power of people and our passion for human-centric innovation, you will thrive together with brilliant, like-minded colleagues who are committed to making a true difference.

What’s in it for you?
Labour Affairs is a team with great interest in labour law and union relations, with a responsibility for labour law issues for Volvo Cars Sweden as well as a global governance for the entire Volvo Car Group. We are in an industry transformation with new challenges to be the fastest transformer.

The team, consisting of ten employees with different backgrounds and experiences, is located in Gothenburg and Olofström. We work in close collaboration with local People Experience and managers within the different business functions as well as the unions and the employers’ association. There are possibilities to enter deeply into different labour law subject areas and processes while we continuously improve and develop our processes.

We are now looking for a collegue to our team for a temporary position due to maturnity leave.

What you’ll do:
As a team member of Labour Affairs, you will be responsible for one or several functions, perform union negotiations and labour law issues and agreements, managing individual cases, working hours as well as labour law related projects and trainings. 

Main tasks:
-    Responsible for a unit/units as labour affairs unit support, act as advisor in labour law issues and union negotiations
-    Investigations in labour law issues including individual cases
-    Responsibility for one or more labour law subject areas 
-    Projects and improvement work
-    Handle some internal LA admin for competence shift 
-    Contact person to TRR and admin to TRR
-    Working time and hourly wages questions, including overtime dispenses. 
-    Administrate and develop Labour Law for Leaders

Do you fit the profile? 
•    University education within Human Resource and Labour law 
•    Some years of experience in working with labour law and collective labour agreements
•    Experience of union collaboration and negotiations
•    A structured and driving personality with ability to work independently
•    Good communication skills, oral and written, both in Swedish and English
•    Good knowledge of Excel

On a personal level:
To succeed in this role you need to be able to interact with people on different levels in the organization. In order to fully enjoy the job you also need to have high integrity and feel comfortable in the role as an employer representative. Furthermore you need to be a networker to be able to seek for ways to establish credibility, and influence your relations. Lastly you have a structured and driven personality with an ability to embrace challenges with curiosity, as this is required for you in this position. 

How to learn more and apply:
For questions about the position or the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter, Roza at roza.cizek@volvocars.com. We want your application at the latest 13th of June 2022. Please note that applications via email will not be accepted due to GDPR.

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