Jennifer Cobbinah Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, ON

• Managed collective agreements for Eastern and Western Canada by assisting with preparation, coordination, and collection of information for collective bargaining, arbitration, and grievance related proceedings.
• Interpreted statistical data to produce costing models, guiding lead negotiators to prepare favoured bargaining recommendations to 150+ collective agreements.
• Created the mandate book by summarizing previous collective agreement, highlighting the last round of bargaining, preparing demographic information of current employees, and summarizing financial data provided for LR.
• Prepared and reviewed drafts of collective agreements and implemented negotiated changes into SAP/Workday
• Designed toolbox talk document on drugs and alcohol presented by HR staff at 200+ plant sites, lowering incidents and creating awareness.
• Led development of Fitness for Duty Testing policy and Annual Testing policy for health and safety team, achieving zero incident rate.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Registered +100 injury claims daily and communicated with employees, employers and physicians to collect information, and determine appropriate routing and allocation of new claims for timely processing.
• Completed thorough searches using an electronic queue of worker and employer records and registered new worker claims by accurately entering data into the internal CRDM system.
• Responded to queries from workplace parties and WSIB staff regarding access requests, privacy and other related FIPPA matters in ensure compliance with privacy regulations.

Toronto

• Represented labour relations team for all administration processes and satisfactory resolution of disputes.
• Delivered first level contact to internal / external contacts, resolving basic queries and forwarding crucial cases to senior team to mitigate matters before further action.‬
• Processed new grievances weekly‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ and monitored each grievance until a settlement was reached
• Performed detailed calculations for grievances and processed invoices, guaranteeing payment on time to arbitrators, legal counsels, and external contacts while handling 10+ invoices weekly.
• Decreased printing costs of new collective agreements $10K by re-formatting style and colour.
• Organized and coordinated labour relations training program for 200+ management staff across Ontario, educating employees on LR processes.

• Maximized efficiency by providing administrative support to LR team in implementing projects.
• Collected research materials, conducting in-depth analysis and comparison of job classification for greater transparency and fairness in workforce.
• Developed recommendations on jurisdictional disputes, benefiting union’s position during negotiations.
• Received final grade of 95% after constructing research paper and commended by supervisor for demonstrating “a great deal of initiative and commitment”.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Evaluated and researched faculty development outcomes by using CV analysis and accurately inputting sections creating profiles for 250+ faculty members
• Organized registration attendance using MS Excel to ensure the coordination and set-up of conference meeting spaces to ensure presentations and seminars were conducted smoothly.
• Prepared reports and monthly data analysis of all completed faculty member profiles to ensure department objectives were satisfied

• Organized and tracked recruitment activities to assist with on-boarding initiatives for Recruitment Specialists.
• Conducted reference checks for all potential new hires and communicated results to talent acquisition specialist by preparing summarized reports to hire top talent.
• Oversaw on-boarding paperwork for 70+ employees, arranging drug screening, background checks, and tax information.

• Appointed to perform pre-screening of candidates, formulate reports, and determine qualified applicants.
• Devised 8 confidential reports daily by incorporating analysis on employment and educational verification's, credit history assessments, driving history records, and criminal records.
• Presented research findings on background screening, helping clients increase chances of hiring suitable candidates.

Honours Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Labour Relations

Diploma, International Business