Deputy Director: Employee Relations at Gauteng Department of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Requirements :

• Matric plus NQF Level 7 in Labour Relations, Labour Law/ Human Resource Management or relevant field of study.
• Coupled with a minimum of 5 years appropriate experience in Employee Relations with at least 3 years at a supervisory level.

Duties :

• Develop labour relations policies (disciplinary, grievances, sexual harassment, abscondment, strike management etc) for the department; Attend meetings and provide trainings/ share information during inductions programmes of newly appointed staff; Manage the co-ordination of training programmes or workshops on labour related matters to employees and management; Provide labour related advise to the Department and relevant stakeholders;
• Co-ordinate bilateral between Management, employees and Labour (Unions) on matters of mutual interest related to Labour Relations; Facilitate consultations between employees and management on Labour matters; Share new information relating to Labour Relations; Monitor and ensure that all formally lodged grievances are substantiated and within the prescribed timeframe;
• Manage the database of all formally registered grievances; Manage the facilitation of all grievances; Manage the investigation process of the grievances; Advise on all grievances registered; Manage and deal with grievances within the prescribed timeframe; Monitor and ensure compliance of the grievance procedure; Manage the compilation of reports on grievances lodged; Manage the record-keeping of all grievance files; Monitor and ensure that all disciplinary matters submitted to Labour Relations are substantiated;
• Assign the disciplinary matter to the relevant Investigating Officer; Manage and monitor the investigation process of the disciplinary process; Monitor and ensure that the disciplinary process is finalised within the prescribed timeframe; Endorse all documents that are prepared for Management’s approval; Observe and ensure that the disciplinary process if fair and procedural; Monitor the Precautionary Suspension processes; Manage all cases escalated for abscondment; Monitor the feedback to be given to the employee and management;
• Ensure compliance of the disciplinary code and procedure; Generate reports on all disciplinary processes; Manage the record keeping of all disciplinary matters files; Represent the Department at the Provincial Chambers, the GPSSBC and the CCPGP; Submit all information required by the Provincial Chambers; Inform Management on all resolutions taken at the Provincial Chambers; Serve as the secretariat on the Departmental Standing Committee; Acknowledge receipt of all dispute referral forms; Notify the relevant management structures of the disputes;
• Represent the employer on all conciliation, mediation and arbitration processes; Handle and coordinate GPSSBC rescission and condonation applications; Ensure the preparation of documents to be used by the employer during hearings; Manage and coordinate consultation meetings in preparation for the hearings; Engage the legal services unit, with information required on dispute matters; Ensure the compilation of reports on all dispute resolution matters; Develop the Sub-Directorate’s annual operational plan;
• Compile the audit response action plan for the Sub-Directorate; Conduct meetings with staff and plan and assign work within the unit; Manage and solve conflict within the Sub-Directorate; Manage skills development plan of the Sub-Directorate; Manage leave within the Sub-Directorate; Manage audit finding and queries of the Sub-Directorate; Conduct performance reviews of staff.