Employee Relations Specialist P001614 at North West University

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Individual relationships:

• Execute processes, policies, procedures, and practices in accordance with relevant NWU policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance of the NWU with labour legislation and including, but not limited to:
• Disciplinary procedure
• Abscondment procedure
• Suspension procedure
• Intoxication procedure
• Procedure for personal searches of employees
• Reporting acts of dishonesty to the SAPS
• Procedure for managing incapacity
• Employee grievance procedure
• Harassment procedure 
• Human Rights
• Gender Equality
• Labour legislation amendments
• Social Media
• Execute procedures as per the Behavioural Manual in joint accountability collaboration with the HR Practitioner
• Execute CCMA matters in terms of the Labour Relations Act rules.
• Provide assistance in the execution of Labour Court matters.

Collective relationships:

• Execute processes, policies, procedures, and practices to ensure legal compliance of the NWU with labour legislation while ensuring sound relationship environment between unions, management and employees.
• Assist the Director: Employee Relations in the execution of negotiations or consultations with recognised unions as required by labour legislation when needed, such as Section 189 negotiations, etc.
• Execute processes and procedures as per the Behavioural Manual.
• Execute CCMA matters in terms of the Labour Relations Act rules.
• Provide assistance in the execution of Labour Court matters.

Communication and Training:

• Execute training of employees on processes, policies, procedures and practices including, but not limited to:
• Disciplinary procedure
• Abscondment procedure
• Suspension procedure
• Intoxication procedure
• Procedure for personal searches of employees
• Reporting acts of dishonesty to the SAPS
• Procedure for managing incapacity.
• Employee grievance procedure
• Harassment procedure
• Human Rights
• Gender Equality
• Labour legislation amendments
• Social Media
• Implement and maintain policies and procedures on an on-going basis.

Human Rights:

• Execute the arrangement of annual seminars / awareness campaigns are arranged – involve the South African Human Rights Commission.
• Perform all administrative tasks associated with the NWU HRC.
• Manage all Human Rights violations reported to the HRC.
• Recordkeeping of all violations.
• Assist the Director: Employee Relations with the annual report to Council.

Records Management:

• Ensure that all NWU records (as listed in the NWU file plan and relating to the activities of Employee Relations Unit  are properly recorded and protected.
• Service as liaison / communication line between HR Practitioners  and colleagues in department.

Execution of ad hoc tasks:

• Execute ad hoc tasks as assigned by Line Management or any member of Institutional Management.

Leadership:

• Stakeholder relationship development and effectiveness.
• Regulatory and statutory compliance and reporting.
• Process and system utilisation and adherence.
• Personal effectiveness, wholeness, and development.
• Values-based behaviour leadership and personal compliance.

Minimum requirements

• A legal degree or similar qualification or HR degree with labour relations as field of specialisation (NQF 7/8)
• A minimum of 5 years’ extensive experience in ER functions.