Labor Relations Consultant , People & Culture

Employee & Labor Relations Consultant 3 (8080U), People & Culture #89640

At the University of California, Berkeley , we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty, and staff, who are among the most talented and accomplished anywhere, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Mac Arthur Fellows. Since our founding in 1868, we have been an engine for innovation - driving intellectual, economic, and social progress that benefits California, the U.S., and beyond.

Together, we change the world.

At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth . We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups.

• People & Culture Objective:
  People & Culture is valued as UC Berkeley's proactive people partner.
• People & Culture Strategies:
  One HR
  - Bring clarity and efficiency to HR processes and structures through cross-team collaboration and transparent communication.
• People
  - Use development opportunities beyond training to create deeper engagement, higher trust, and better performance.
• Culture
  - Apply Berkeley brand to developing a shared enterprise contributor mindset among all employees.

The Employee & Labor Relations Consultant 3 contributes to all areas of employee and labor relations university-wide, independently and with limited supervision. Assigned to one of three teams within Employee and Labor Relations (ELR) with assigned campus regions and collective bargaining agreements, this position interprets, explains, drafts, administers, and enforces policy and contract language. The Employee & Labor Relations Consultant 3 provides guidance on performance management, corrective actions, separations, and grievances, while also conducting investigations and drafting reports.

Additionally, this position performs administrative duties and maintains metrics to ensure operational efficiency.

The First Review Date for this job is November 13, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.

Labor Relations - 35%

• Manage and administer collective bargaining agreements, including the management of the grievance program, information requests, reporting, contract negotiations, union business leave, equity increases, reclassifications, parameter requests, participate in labor management meetings and the negotiation of labor disputes, draft settlement agreements, meet and confers, and union noticing.
• Provide direct services to client groups as assigned.
• Act as a resource to managers, supervisors, and employees to interpret collective bargaining agreements.

Employee Relations - 35%

• Handle all facets of employee relations, including performance management, investigations including reports, discipline, separations, reclassifications, equity increases, and resolutions to employment disputes. Provide guidance regarding layoffs, terminations, corrective action, and/or policy grievances (PPSM 70s).
• Must facilitate sound and consistent employee and labor relations decisions.
• Provide guidance regarding and/or create and maintain accurate documentation of investigations or other employment or labor matters.
• Provide direct services to client groups as assigned.
• Act as a resource to managers, supervisors, and employees to interpret policies and procedures.
• Provides advice and counsel regarding leave administration, e.g., FMLA, CFRA, and compliance with the Americans with Disability Act and the…