Employee Relations Specialist at MECS (Pty) Ltd

• To provide specialist leadership in employee relations by promoting harmonious labour relations, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and organisational policies, managing workplace conflict and disciplinary processes, engaging with organised labour, and fostering a positive organisational climate that enables sustainable organisational performance.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• B Degree or equivalent in HR, Law/Labour Law
• 8 Years Experience

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS: Labour Law advanced certification
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: Law Society
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Collective Bargaining

• Ensure employer practices remain in compliance with legislation: (LRA; BCEA; EE; etc).
• Oversee compliance with the union’s negotiated collective agreements, and act as specialist advisor to collective bargaining.
• Liaise with the Chairperson of the Bargaining Forum in relation to the Bargaining Forum meetings, programmes, plans, actions items etc and ensure managements role is fulfilled.
• Oversee collective bargaining procedures, including drafting, reviewing and modifying proposals and negotiating collective bargaining agreements.
• Provide advice and guidance to management as needed; including drafting proposals and facilitating meetings with union representatives.
• Assist management with specialist advise during crisis situations, such as labour strikes, to facilitate effective negotiations and resolve issues quickly.
• Consult with executive management to get input into aspects of personnel policies, developing new or revised union agreements.

ER related Capacity Building

• Develop and present information briefings for management to improve understanding of employment relations and consequence management.
• Promote improved employee relations solutions, including the provision of high-quality and responsive ER training to both line management and staff as and when it is required.
• Ensure that ER policies and procedures are current and aligned to legislative requirements and the overall business strategy.
• Facilitate end-to-end disciplinary processes in liaison with line managers and provide advice and support on ER matters (e.g., disciplinary, grievances, performance issues, contracts of employment, restructuring and the management of industrial action to ensure timely resolution of disputes.

Management of employee relations

• Communicate effectively with managers, executives and union representatives to create a positive working environment, address worker grievances and verify compliance with policies and procedures.
• Manage grievances as and when required, including managing investigations, and the completion of resolution procedures.
• Coordinate with HR and other departments (e.g., Internal Audit, Risk Office, and Procurement i.r.o. ensuring alignment between PFMA and LRA takes place) to create and sustain positive employee relations and facilitate effective communication between employees and management.
• Compile and maintain accurate records and monthly reports, including information on statistics of employee relations matters in the organization.
• Represent the organisation at the CCMA.

Combined Assurance

• ER risk identification and mitigation.
• Liaise with Compliance department in resolving Fruitless and Wasteful expenditure incidents by facilitating the resolutions of Consequence management in time.

Organisational participation and backup

• Participate in cross functional teams, committees etc.