Labor Relations Business Partner

About the role

The Labor Relations Business Partner is responsible for supporting Enterprise-wide labor relations and advancing labor strategy initiatives that align with Caesars Entertainment’s business objectives. This role serves as a strategic partner to Human Resources leadership, operations executives, and senior management across a unionized environment, providing expert guidance on labor relations matters that impact organizational performance. The Labor Relations Business Partner leads collective bargaining strategy, labor relations consulting, contract administration, workforce planning, and labor risk mitigation efforts to promote positive employee and labor management relations. The Labor Relations Business Partner oversees labor-related projects, provides guidance during contract negotiations, oversees labor relations analytics, and serves as a primary resource on complex labor matters. The position regularly interacts with union leadership, outside counsel, and government agencies while influencing decision-making at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provides support during collective bargaining negotiations, including proposal development and tracking, costing analysis, communication planning, and implementation activities.
• Develops and delivers labor relations training and leadership development programs focused on union awareness, contract administration, grievance handling, positive employee relations, conflict resolution, and labor law compliance.
• Reviews and summarizes contract revisions, highlighting key changes, compliance requirements, and operational impacts for leadership and stakeholders.
• Supports enterprise-wide labor relations and labor strategy initiatives designed to align with company objectives, operational excellence, and long-term workforce strategies.
• Provides strategic consultation and guidance to senior HR and operational leadership regarding labor relations matters, collective bargaining agreement interpretation, workforce issues, union activity, and organizational change initiatives.
• Coordinates and implements payroll-related actions, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with established procedures.
• Oversees the analysis and interpretation of labor-related data, financial reports, workforce metrics, and contract provisions to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and provide executive-level recommendations.
• Leads cross-functional projects involving labor agreements, operational initiatives, workforce planning, organizational change, and labor cost management.
• Serves as a key advisor to executive leadership on labor relations trends, strategic risks, and emerging labor issues impacting the organization.
• Partners with property Human Resources, operational leadership, and external labor organizations/agencies to resolve complex labor relations issues, grievances, arbitrations, disciplinary matters, and contract disputes.
• Monitors developments in labor law and labor relations practices, assesses organizational impact, and recommends proactive strategies to maintain compliance and competitive positioning.
• Represents the Company in interactions with unions, labor organizations, government agencies, outside counsel, mediators, and arbitrators, as appropriate.
• Influences stakeholders at all levels of the organization, including