Labour Relations Manager at The South African Breweries (SAB)

End Date: March 12, 2026

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide sound, professional advice to sites/regions regarding identified aspects of Labour Relations.
• Represent the Company at external dispute resolution forums.
• Ensure that Line Managers, People teams and Shop Stewards are competent in Industrial relations by providing advice, support, training and coaching.
• Keep customers updated on latest Labour Relations developments, case law, articles by providing regular feedback and workshops.
• Provide management with guidelines on how to manage and resolve labour Relations issues and processes.
• Monitor adherence to labour legislation, policies and procedures.
• Support the People Team the BU in ensuring that precedent and best practice is consistently applied.
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in Case law, legislation Regulations and update Company  policies, procedures accordingly.
• Provide regular feedback and support to the  Labour Relations Director in the Zone.
• Prepare and conduct Wage Negotiations.
• Provide Labour Relations consulting supporting to Business.
• Ensure healthy relationships with internal shop-stewards and Union officials.

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant degree in HR/Labour Relations/ Legal
• Post-graduate qualifications in Labour Relations or Labour Law would be advantageous.
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience in Labour Relations function or environment.
• Good understanding of  different Labour Laws in the respective African Countries.
• Knowledge and experience of dispute resolution processes, rules and regulations.
• Knowledge and experience in collective bargaining processes.
• Knowledge and experience in representing the Company at external dispute resolutions tribunals.
• Industrial Relations capability building.
• Union engagement and relationship management internally and externally
• Travel flexibility is required (Ghana, Uganda, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia).