Employee Relations Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - Country Bird Holdings

Country Bird Holdings

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Job Advert Summary:

The purpose of the position is to oversee the Employee Relations function from a Group perspective, ensuring a harmonious workplace by implementing policies, procedures and ER interventions, to ensure compliance and to support the business objectives, whilst engaging/consulting with all stakeholders as and when required

Minimum Requirements:

LLB (Labour Law) or similar degree
Experience as a senior CCMA Commissioner (Advantageous)
A minimum of 10 years' experience in an ER/IR specialist role within a Blue-Collar/Industrial and/or Agricultural environment.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills in English
Proficient in Zulu, Tswana, Afrikaans.
Above average computer literacy in Word, PowerPoint & Excel
Valid Code 08 drivers' license and own reliable transport
Willing to travel extensively between regions (12 weeks per month)
Excellent understanding of South African Labour Law and associated legislation.
Must have dealt extensively with; policy development and implementation, disciplinary procedures, case management at CCMA and Labour Court level, wage negotiations, strike management, large scale retrenchments (S189) and large scale mergers and acquisitions (S197)
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Thorough understanding of negotiation techniques.
Thorough understanding of dispute resolution.
Outstanding interpersonal skills
Ability to remain tactful, calm, and persuasive in controversial and/or confrontational situations.
Strong conflict management skills.
Ability to network effectively at all levels of the organisation and with 3rd party stakeholders.
Tenacious
Strong problemsolving ability
Selfdriven and goal orientated

Duties and Responsibilities:

Admin and reporting

Ensure that the ER policy framework is maintained and updated in accordance with the HR QMS.
Implement and maintain the ER module on the HRIS to ensure the availability of accurate and complete ER data for reporting purposes.
Monthly ER reporting to HR Director with complete statistics and data analytics.
Maintain an electronic library of all cases referred to the CCMA, with progress tracking.

Case Management and preparation

Where required and dependent on importance and risk of referred disputes/cases, represent the company at the various statutory dispute resolution bodies.
Assist operational HR Practitioners with case preparation.
Liaise and facilitate discussions with legal partners in respect of cases referred to the CCMA and/or Labour Court where legal assistance and opinions are required.
Assist operations with investigations and case preparation, dependent on importance and risk of pending internal disciplinary cases.

Collective Bargaining

Advise, guide and lead negotiations with Trade Unions and social partners, on wages/salaries, conditions of employment, policies & procedures, etc.
Ensure the correct implementation and administration of collective agreements.

Community Liaison

Establish a network with all major stakeholders within local communities.
Establish community consulting structures/forums in various regions.
Coordinate and drive community forum meetings in conjunction with operations HR Practitioners.

Compliance

Ensure legal compliance and consistent labour relation practice in the workplace.
Auditing of systems and policies against relevant labour legislation.
Facilitate the implementation of new/changes in labour legislation.
Proactively provide guidance and awareness (training) on new legislation to ensure compliance.
Provide oversight on all employee relations dispute cases within the company ensuring that sound, fair and appropriate practices are followed in accordance with legislation, agreements with employees/ union and company policies and procedures.
Coordinate and facilitate audits on labour brokers and subcontractors to ensure compliance to labour legislation.

Dispute Resolution

Assist with and facilitate dispute resolution to resolve issues as quickly as possible to minimize business risk.
Lead consultations to resolve complex and more difficult ER/IR issues e.g., policy negotiation, dispute handling, ER impact of larger organizational changes.

Management Support

Support operations to drive and manage sound Employee Relations.
Point of contact for Senior Management and HR Practitioners to provide advice and support on ER/IR issues.
Strike Management and support Operations Management during strikes.

Organisational Change

Lead and guide organisational and operational change processes (S189) and facilitate retrenchment consultations where required.
Advise the business on IR related aspects to new business growth, mergers, and acquisitions (S197) and commercial opportunities to understand and mitigate risk and manage smooth transition.

Strategy