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An Interim Industrial Relations Director operational within 72 hours
Job protection plan, tense negotiations or a deteriorating social climate: Delville Management presents within 72 hours Interim Industrial Relations Directors able to resume dialogue with your employee representatives from day one.

The responsibilities of an Interim Industrial Relations Director
The Interim Industrial Relations Director leads social dialogue, conducts collective bargaining and secures the legal side of transformation projects. They step in when the social dimension determines the success of a reorganisation, a merger or a job protection plan (PSE).
Leading social dialogue and employee representative bodies
They chair works council (CSE) meetings and committees, organise mandatory consultations and build a relationship of trust with union delegates, even when the climate is tense.
Conducting collective bargaining
They prepare and lead annual mandatory negotiations (NAO), agreements on working time, remote work or profit-sharing, and method agreements, with a clear objective: reaching a sustainable majority agreement.
Supporting restructurings and job protection plans
Job protection plan (PSE), collective mutual termination, site closure or transfer of activity: they build the social timetable, secure the information and consultation procedure and negotiate support measures.
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Harmonising employment terms after a merger or acquisition
They reconcile the statuses, collective agreements and company agreements of the merged entities, then set up employee representative bodies suited to the new scope.
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Preventing and managing industrial disputes
They anticipate warning signs, restore dialogue in the event of a strike or blockage and secure compliance with employment law to limit the risk of litigation.
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We offer you several Interim Industrial Relations Directors suited to your context within 72 hours, with the assignment able to start as early as 5 days after selection.
The selected manager re-establishes contact with employee representatives in their first days and sets a realistic negotiation timetable within the first weeks.
Each assignment begins with an assessment of the social climate, the agreements in force and the legal deadlines, to identify the profile best suited to your situation.
We select experts in employment law and collective bargaining, assessed on comparable assignments: job protection plans, mergers, collective disputes.
Regular follow-up by a Mission Director, with indicators defined from the outset: agreements signed, adherence to the social timetable, change in the social climate.
Used to tense negotiating tables, the Interim Industrial Relations Director steps in where the social balance determines the success of a project.
Our Interim Industrial Relations Directors generally have more than 15 years of experience in employment law and collective relations. They are selected for their command of employment law, their negotiating skills and their ability to quickly build trust with parties whose interests diverge.
Their external position gives them valuable neutrality: they operate where every decision affects the social climate and business continuity, from job protection plans to resolving disputes.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Interim Industrial Relations Director
What do industrial relations entrusted to an interim manager cover?
Industrial relations cover all exchanges between management, employees and their representatives: works council (CSE), union delegates, committees. When entrusted to an interim manager, they include running the employee representative bodies, collective bargaining, information and consultation procedures and conflict management, often within a tight timetable.
What is the difference between an Interim Industrial Relations Director and an Interim HR Director?
The Interim HR Director runs the whole HR function: recruitment, pay, training, payroll. The Interim Industrial Relations Director focuses on collective relations. They are brought in when a project requires in-depth expertise in negotiation and employment law, supporting an existing HR team or replacing an absent manager.
How is an Interim Industrial Relations Director assignment invoiced?
The assignment is invoiced per day, at a rate set according to the complexity of the case, the size of the workforce concerned and the planned duration. Delville Management sends you a costed proposal as soon as the profiles are presented. Unlike a permanent hire, you bear no search time and no exit cost at the end of the assignment.
How long does it take to deploy an Interim Industrial Relations Director?
Delville Management presents suitable profiles within 72 hours. When facing a job protection plan (PSE) or a collective dispute, this responsiveness makes it possible to meet legal deadlines and quickly resume dialogue with employee representatives. The assignment can start as early as 5 days after selection.
How long should an assignment linked to a job protection plan (PSE) last?
The duration depends first on the legal timetable: consultation of the works council (CSE) on a job protection plan lasts 2 to 4 months depending on the number of redundancies planned. To this are added the upstream preparation of the project and the follow-up of support measures downstream. At Delville Management, the duration is aligned with these milestones and monitored by a Mission Director.



