Employee Relations Manager - Sandton, South Africa - Lusapho Professional Services

Lusapho Professional Services

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Sandton, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Our client in the Explosives Manufacturing industry is currently looking for an Employee Relations Manager with a minimum of +10 years of experience.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

Employee Relations reporting and Identifying, and closing of gaps in the Employee Relations system.
Responsible for ensuring compliance with employee relations governance and processes: (e.g. disciplinary hearings, grievances, redundancies, industrial action, unfair labour practice, transfer of businesses, Bargaining Council, CCMA & labour court matters).
Understands the ER climate and challenges within the business and the potential impact.
Drives relationship and engagement management with key stakeholders (unions, management, employees, and external communities).
Represent the company in employer associations, e.g. NBCEA, etc.
Ascertains and communicates the impact of decisions and actions on wider employee relations, precedent setting, morale, and reputational risk.
Attends appeal hearings, seniorlevel grievances and other employee relations meetings as advisor and to ensure procedural and substantive fairness.
Ensures that Disciplinary and Incapacity procedures are adhered to.
Employee Relations conducted by legislation, codes of conduct and company policy.
Compliance with procedural and substantive fairness requirements.
Ensure compliance with HR guidelines and regulations.
Protection of the interests of both the Client and the employee and ensure valuedriven employee relations is created.
Drives the Employee Relations partnership forums for the business and engages with key internal and external stakeholders.
Managers equipped to effectively deal with sensitive employee matters.
Assist with Collective Bargaining for the Sector where applicable.

Requirements:

Graduate degree in HR and or Law + relevant post graduate qualifications.
Must have 10 years' experience in Human Resources, in a unionized environment.
Must have 10 years' experience in managing Employee Relations function / service delivery.
Sound multifunctional stakeholder management and engagement abilities.
Ability to engage at Exco level when necessary.
Ability to Travel in South Africa and Africa International Sites.