EMEIA Employment Lawyer

Summary Posted: Nov 19, 2022 Weekly Hours: 35 Role Number:200444411 Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Apple is looking for a skilled UK-qualified employment lawyer to join its Employment Law team based in its London office. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a hands-on team with responsibility for employment-related legal matters affecting Apple's UK operations as well as other jurisdictions in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). At Apple, we are dedicated to making the best products on the planet. We have a fantastic new opportunity for a hard-working lawyer to join our team of diverse, creative, and hardworking people. Key Qualifications

• Consistent track record to form relationships with clients and management.
• Excellent technical, analytical and decision-making skills together with an ability to apply them to commercial business context and communicate, both verbal and written, in a non-technical manner.
• Self-motivated and solution driven.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and perform at the highest level
• Sense of humour and commitment to professionalism.
• Willingness to travel.

Description Provide advice and counsel to management and Apple’s People Team on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment issues including: recruiting; employee relations; disciplinary matters and terminations; internal investigations; employment/labour tribunals; and employee privacy issues. Support the Employee & Labour Relations Team with legal advice and strategy on collective issues such as union and works council matters, including in Retail and Original Content (TV & Media) production. Formulate and revise standard terms of employment or engagement and employee policies. Handle outside counsel on employment litigation matters. Advise on change management programmes, M&A and new country expansion projects throughout the EMEIA region. Prepare and conduct employment law training programs for the People Team and management.- Extensive experience in providing varied employment advice to large multi-national organizations. Education & Experience Experience handling and completing complex multi-jurisdictional projects or familiarity with the impact of employment laws in EMEIA region on global initiatives. Experience with UK collective bargaining desirable. Prior in-house experience valued, especially with pan-European operations. UK qualification as a Solicitor or Barrister required. Additional Requirements

• Apple is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.
• We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.