Specialist Employee Relations (ER)

 

Recruiter:

Red Ember Recruitment

Job Ref:

ZR_943_JOB

Date posted:

Friday, June 24, 2022

Location:

Limpopo, South Africa

Salary:

Market related


SUMMARY:
Our client based in Thabazimbi is looking for a Specialist in Employee Relations (ER).

JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • The Specialist ER will be responsible to provide employee relations support services to line management and other relevant stakeholders across all the departments in the business on disciplinary and grievance processes.
  • Specialist Employee Relations will assist team leaders to maintain and sustain workplace discipline in line with the applicable internal company processes, policies, and procedures.
 
Key responsibilities will include:
  • Delivering an end-to-end Employee Relations support service to the area of responsibility.
  • Advising line management on all disciplinary and grievance processes.
  • Assisting line management with the formulation of alleged offenses or transgressions.
  • Advising and assisting line management with precautionary and punitive suspensions.
  • Facilitating the issuing of notices to attend disciplinary inquiries.
  • Securing the availability of suitable chairpersons of disciplinary inquiries and all relevant role players, including all the required resources in a disciplinary inquiry.
  • Liaising with HR Services to assist line management with terminations in dismissal cases.
  • Ability to assist line management.
  • Compiling disciplinary inquiry reports, including the filing of progressive discipline and formal disciplinary hearing reports in liaison with the office of the ER Superintendent.
  • Compiling weekly, monthly and ad-hoc reports on disciplinary cases such as Traffic Infringements and Intoxication cases, etc.
  • A perusal of alleged misconduct Incident Reports from Security.
  • Facilitating appeal hearings with Senior and General Managers.
  • Ensuring adherence to internal disciplinary and grievance processes and procedures.
  • Assisting line management to maintain and sustain labor peace at the departmental level, including management of work stoppages.
  • Advising and assisting line management with precautionary and punitive suspensions.
  • Facilitating consultation processes for disciplinary action against shop stewards in line with the applicable guidelines.
  • Facilitating and conducting ER Induction.
  • Arranging departmental ER Capacity Building training for Supervisors and Superintendents.
  • Providing ongoing coaching to line management on all ER-related Policies and Procedures including Labour Legislation.
 
Intrinsic Qualities:
  • High level of integrity, confidentiality, and reliability.
  • Excellent knowledge of Labour and other related Legislation.
  • Good verbal, written, and presentation communication.
  • Excellent report compilation skills.
  • Ability to pay attention to detail.
  • Ability to apply and interpret internal standards, processes, and procedures.
  • Good negotiation skills.
  • Dispute resolution skills.
  • Good mediation and counseling skills.
  • Willing to work long hours whenever the need arises.
  • Ability to work under pressure and time management skills.
  • Data processing, analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Good leadership skills.
  • Ability to interact at all levels. 
Requirements:
 
Qualifications & Experience:
  • Relevant National Diploma or degree in HR/Industrial Psychology.
  • 3 years of generalist experience.
  • Valid driver’s license.
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Experience in SAP will be advantageous.

 

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