Thwala Simphiwe Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

South Africa

RecruitmentCreate and modify proceduresManage recruitment teamForecast and planCommunicate with clients Research into clients companyResearch into competitors and market placeDefine job description and document specificationsIdentify prospective candidates Create a candidate persona for each open positionConduct confidential interviewsFollow-up references and check creditsPresent shortlisted candidatesPresent detailed candidate profile summariesBuild long-term client relationshipsResearch and develop recruiting leadsDevelop a sustainable candidate lead strategyAdvise clients on best recruiting practicesIndustrial Relations• Representation of Group at CCMA• Analyse and report on latest IR trends, both internally and externally• Pro-actively ensure compliance on IR related issues within the organisation• Manage disciplinary matters.• Dispute Resolution• Drafting and implementing strategic policies & procedures• Compile presentations on various IR issues• Provide IR training to Business Units• Execute Employee Stability relationsHuman Resources• Overall control of the HR function.• Developing remuneration and reward procedures.• Planning and directing employee training and development programmes.• Ensuring compliance with employment law.• Ensuring that health and safety procedures are adequate.

Randwater - Station 5

Recruitment & Terminations• Approve & ensure that all contractors have and follow a recruitment plan.• Ensure that contractors communicate terminations/demobilisation of labour with Rand Water timeously.• Ensure that all employees undergo specific Station 5 HR/IR Induction• Managing termination process Socio Economic Development Management• Oversee & coordinate Socio-Economic Development activities on the all projects.• Manage Station 5’s socio-economic initiatives within the area.• Manage & ensure that contractor’s Social & Labour Plan is executed as per prescribed SED Plan• Lead & manage Local Enterprise Development• Compiling, reporting & presenting information to the Programme Manager, weekly and monthly. • Managing, keeping of site diary & recording details of any labour/community issues that may arise.• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures.• Attend project progress meetingsBudget & Cost Management• Evaluate budget versus spent and monitor budget spend.• Submit detail report as per the Socio Economic Development Plan to meet contractual obligationIR• Offer IR guidance to all Main Contractors at Station 5• Consulting & advising management & staff on Labour Relations issues.• Ensuring awareness on LRA, BCEA, etc.• Representing the company on Bargaining Council Level (Conciliation and Arbitration),• Grievance & disciplinary process management, • Chairing Employee Representatives Monthly Meetings.• Compiling monthly reports.• Conducting AuditsPolicies & Procedures• Developing procedures, presenting procedure & manage implementation process.• Conducting Internal Road Shows on new Procedures. • Ensuring that all policies are reviewed as required, compliant & kept up to date, Training & Development• Liaising with managers & interviewing employees (Where Necessary) recruited from the area to identify & assess training & development needs• Delivering & overseeing the training of all local employees

Durban Area, South Africa

Attraction, Recruitment, Selection, Induction, Probation, Retention and terminations• Managing the advertisement of vacancies. Assessing applications. Scheduling of interviews and participating in all interviews. Monitoring and checking of qualification verifications. ,• Drafting and conducting induction and orientation for all employees. Developing job descriptions.• Managing termination process. Employee Relations• Consulting and advising management and staff on Labour Relations issues. Ensuring awareness on LRA, BCEA and all other labour legislation. Representing the company on Bargaining Council Level (Conciliation and Arbitration), Grievance and disciplinary process handling, chairing Employee Representatives Monthly Meetings. Keeping up to date with recent Constitutional Court, Labour Court and Labour Appeals Court decisions that benefit the organisation. Performance Management• Formulating processes and relevant forms, ensuring effective performance management aligning them to project specific deadlines and duration, ensuring that performance management is standardized, ensuring that all employees are informed of and trained in the application of the performance management model and system. Monitoring, evaluating and reporting results, Change Management• Leading programmes that are aimed at improving employee morale, Keeping up to date with trends regarding change within the sector, Advising Executing on how to retain excellent artisans.Policies and Procedure• Developing and marketing procedures to the Executive, Conducting Internal Road Shows on new policies, Influencing management decisions by developing, interpreting, and analysing relevant HR policies and procedures, ensuring that all policies are reviewed as required, compliant and kept up to date, Human Resources Administration and Payroll• Managing company payroll administration, Ensuring 100% payroll compliance, preparing and distributing monthly leave reports to Site Managers,

Durban Area, South Africa

Recruitment, Selection, Induction and ProbationHuman Resources Administration and PayrollTraining and DevelopmentPerformance ManagementLabour Relations• Ensuring the implementation of grievance procedure as required• Ensuring implementation of sound disciplinary procedures• Providing support to managers on all labour relations matters and assist in the drawing up of warnings and /or notice of hearings• Assisting managers with the preparation of evidence for disciplinary hearings• Implementing the use of termination checklist• Conduction of exit interviews and send exit documents to payroll• Tracking and reporting on staff turnover figures• Union Monthly Meetings and ReportingLegislative Compliance: OHSA, EE, LRA, BCEA• Occupational Health and Safety• Monitoring mechanism- Maintaining all Occupational Health and Safety appointment letters are prepared and signed- Ensuring that all staff training related to Occupational Health and Safety is up to date- Setting up, attending and minute the Occupational Health and Safety Committee - Attending to and driving the implementation of OHS policies and procedures including IODs and COIDA claims• Employment Equity- Developing, submitting Employment Equity Plans and Reports- Setting up, Attending and minute the Employment Equity Committee Meeting• Ensuring adherence to LRA, BCEA and OHS by implementing the relevant policies and procedures• Proving advise to managers on the application of HR policies and procedures• Ensuring policies and procedures are in place, aligned to legislation, communicated to managers and staff, and applied constantly across the company.Employment Equity• Preparing and implementing an EE plan (EEA13)• Working with operational team in determining the numerical goals based on current projects in order to achieve the equitable representation of suitably qualified people from designated groups• Reporting- Income differential Report EEA4, Employment Equity Report EEA2

Coastal Region (Kwazulu Natal)

Manage HR for all projects in the Coastal Region (KwaZulu Natal)Manage all disciplinary, grievance and appeal procedures and provide advice to line management.Implementation and assistance in Paterson Grading system and formal evaluation of employees.Advise and guide line managers and employees on all labour related issues.Ensure consistent application of all relevant labour legislation to ensure risk is appropriately managed.Participate in wage negotiations for the bargaining council labour.Research and advice on the latest trends in the labour relations environment.Consult with clients, on request, regarding HR and IR matters.Initiating of disciplinary hearings.Manage record keeping and basic administration.Manage and ensure all documentation is completed for payroll purposes.Ensure that the clocking system is implemented and working at all times.Manage the general filing/administration duties.Assist with implementation of HRM systemsAssist with implementation and compliance of HR policies.Recruitment and SelectionPerformance ManagementSuccession PlanningCreate and manage employee files.

Durban, Kloof

Dealing with enquiries from the public, and related organisations, Human Resources, Industrial Relations• Establishing and maintaining high level relationships by setting up meetings/ negotiations with affected parties, Taxi Associations, Local Business Forums, Affected Businesses (Industrial) and Committees.• Managing keeping of site diary and recording details of any labour/community issues that may arise.• Managing record keeping of blasting activities including crack surveys.• Ensuring that there is harmony for the best interest of the company.• Promoting and maintaining a safe environment and equal access for all persons in the vicinity of work in public areas by communicating road closures, blasting activities, etc.• Manage and resolve complaints in addition to initiating investigative procedures where necessary, to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and adherence to Municipality and community through the use of Project Complaints Register• Responsible for and actively involved in identifying and managing risk in day to day activities and projects.• Promote and maintain a child safe environment by ensuring that there is communication regarding to plant and open trenches on the road and when blasting activities are taking place in the area and take action if no compliance from Esor’s Management and Staff members.• Strike management, (Triggered by Community) ensuring, SAPS is available at all times only when necessary, emergency contact numbers are available and displayed in every site office• Strike management, (Triggered by Local employees) ensuring that IR Processes and procedures are followed.• Communicate terminations/demobilisation of labour with local authorities or leaders timeously. • Ensuring that local employees receive various training and monthly report is sent to relevant clients.• Acting as a source of information for the local community and local Councillors on issues related to all contracts as per each project.

Durban Area, South Africa

Recruitment- Conducting interviews, reviewing of applicants, reference checks, screening, contracting, inductions, sending offer packages, forwarding rejection letters, updating CV database.Disciplinary Enquiries- Preparing reports, keeping labour reports, issuing warnings.Audits - Conducting audits (Sub-Contractors)Payroll- Resolve pay queries, 100% compliance with payroll practices, preparing take-on packs for new recruits, preparing leave, assist with time keeping.Training and Development- Arranging site training, controll training matrix, ensuring statutory training requirements are met, assist HSE Managers in amending programmes in order to adapt to changes occuring in the workplace.Medicals - Booking Entry and exit medicals, controling Project Site Roll, Arranging HIV/AIDS awareness Reporting - daily, weekly, monthly, close out reports

Durban Area, South Africa

Participating in both disciplinary & grievance processes, IR Administration, Conducting interviews, audits, exit interviews, inductions and queries. Recruitment Conducting Interviews• Contracting new recruits• Conducting Project and Industrial Relations induction.• Performing reference and background checks for potential employees.• Writing and forwarding rejection letters• Interviewing and selecting employees on site• Preparing and sending offer packages• Updating CV database• Short listing of candidatesTraining and Developments• Arranging of site training and keeping records• developing effective induction programmes• Conducting appraisals• Managing the delivery of training and development programmes• Monitoring and reviewing the progress of training• Ensuring that statutory training requirements are metDisciplinary/ Grievance enquiries• Preparing reports on disciplinary/grievance cases • Keeping the labour record• Recording and preparing minutes of disciplinary enquires and management meeting/discussionsAudits• Conducting audits (sub-contractors)Payroll• Resolve pay queries on site• Ensure 100% compliance with payroll engagement practice • Preparing Take-On-Forms for new employees and secondment contracts for Core employees• Preparing sick pay leaves for senior HR ManagerOther Duties• Arrange medical bookings for pre-employment, periodical and exit medicals for everyone on site• Ensuring a smooth mobilization & demobilization process • Arranging both work and Access Permits to all employees • Administration • IR Reporting (Daily, Weekly, Monthly)• Assist with arranging of accommodation. (Seconded Employees)• Ensuring that all subcontracts on site meets all the project industrial relation requirements• Keeping of medical record updated for referral employees• Liaising with the Site Quantity surveyor regards weekly labour hours• Preparing site security access cards (Group 5, Engen Refinery, Cutler)

Administration in the Uneployment Insurance Fund section & in the Inspection and Enforcement Services section. would love to explore Human resource quality management systems

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Human Resources Management

Bachelor'S Degree: Public Management, Commerce

Activities and Societies: Residence House Committee

National Diploma:Public Management, Commerce

Activities and Societies: Peer Educator, House Committee awarded wit Dux Award at DUT, Project Officer at DUT,

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General