•mediating labour disputes and grievances between unions and management, •Keeping informed and up-to-date on changes to labour laws, arbitration decisions and anything else that may affect union-management relations researching past arbitration decisions and grievances and analyzing their effect on pending negotiations.•Liaison with unions, Dept of Labour and external legal providers to establish a competitive relationship for the company and to stay up to date in market trends•Advising management on all aspects of union-management relations, to achieve successful agreements •Developing policies and training for managers and the business•Providing advice on complex ER issues, as well as advice and support on business restructuring programmes •Responding to complex queries and managing all aspects of issues across the employee lifecycle such as disciplinaries, performance management processes, redundancies, and supporting the HR Department in HR projects.•Serving as a champion on all ER knowledge and policy development, tracking changes in legislation and implementing adjustments within the company •Developing process improvements for all aspects of the emp

Labour Relations:• Chairing the disciplinary hearings for the company.• Mediating between management and staff. • Providing support to managers with regards to disciplinary and performance issues. • Line management guidance and training with regards to IR.• Responding to all grievances lodged and resolving accordingly.• Documentation and processing of all administration linked to employee terminations, i.e. minutes, recordings, settlement agreements, etc.• Ensuring legal compliance pertaining to company policies and procedures. • Providing employee counselling with respect to work performance. • Attending to all labour related queries.• Building and managing employer union relationship, through effective facilitation and a consultative approach.• Supporting the development of Labour Relations Skills through active participation in grievance handling.• Supporting the facilitation and resolution of employees’ conflicts and issues.• Facilitating and minuting for the management bargaining team.• Taking part in performance appraisals, job analyses, job evaluations and drawing up job descriptions.• Actively involved in the Recruitment and Selection function of the organization.• Leave, Overtime and Salary Administration. • Handling staff queries; Liaising with Line Management in carrying out safety audits.• Facilitating compensation of injured employees by NSSA. • Organizing seminars for employees; and Carrying out community liaison work with the National AIDS Council (NAC)• Attending to all labour related queries and resolving them accordingly.

• Providing support to managers with regards to disciplinary and performance issues.• Line management guidance and training with regards to IR.• Responding to all grievances lodged and resolving accordingly.• Ensuring legal compliance pertaining to our policies and procedures (BCEA and LRA).• Ensuring fair management practices to protect the company from risk.• Providing employee counselling with respect to work performance.• Carrying out performance appraisals and monitoring the behaviour of employees.• Ensuring that new hires are optimally inducted into the organization and team (on-boarding).• Ensuring that all appointments, transfers and promotion practices comply with company policies and procedures and labour legislation and are business prudent.