People Relations Partner – Europe and META
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Key details
- Location
- Hamburg, Germany
- Work style
- Onsite
- Function
- other
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 3w ago
Skills
About the role
Castrol is one of the world’s leading lubricant brands, serving customers and consumers in the automotive, marine, industrial and energy sectors. Castrol brands are recognised globally for their premium quality and high performance, shaped by the company’s commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology. With products sold in more than 150 countries, Castrol has helped keep things moving on roads and racetracks, air, sea, and space for over 125 years.
Whether you're just starting out or ready for your next big move, you're in the right place to explore an exciting career with Castrol.
Job description
About the team
The People Relations team provides strategic employee and labour relations support across Germany, Europe, and META. The team partners with business leaders, HR business partners, legal counsel, works councils, employee representatives, and the wider P&C organisation to ensure compliant and consistent people practices while enabling business outcomes.
This role reports to the Head of People Relations and acts as a trusted adviser on complex casework, organisational change, German labour law, and European consultation frameworks.
Key tasks
- Manage complex disciplinary, grievance, performance, conduct, and workplace investigation matters.
- Act as the subject matter expert for German and European labour law and advise leaders and P&C colleagues on employee and labour relations requirements.
- Lead consultation and engagement with German works councils and negotiate company agreements. Support the reminder of Europe and META countries
- Advise on co-determination obligations, consultation timelines, information requirements, and implementation planning.
- Support negotiations relating to HR processes and systems, organisational changes, benefits, and workplace policies.
- Support restructurings, workforce reductions, transfers, outsourcing projects, and broader business transformations.
- Identify employee relations risks, recommend mitigation actions, and promote consistency in decision-making.
- Coach leaders and P&C colleagues on employment law, employee relations, and consultation requirements.
- Build effective relationships with business leaders, HR business partners, legal counsel, works councils, employee representatives, and the wider P&C organization.
Experience required
- Degree in business, employment law, or a related discipline.
- Employee relations, labour relations, or HR experience within multinational organisations.
- Strong understanding and practical experience of German employment law and European consultation frameworks.
- Experience leading complex employee relations casework and workplace investigations.
- Experience supporting organisational change and negotiating Works Council agreements.
- Fluent German and English. Any further European language knowledge would be an advantage.
- Strong influencing and negotiation, conflict resolution, analytical thinking, commercial awareness, and stakeholder management skills.
- Resilience, sound judgement, and effective decision-making in complex and sensitive situations.
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