Er/ Ir Specialist

**VACANCY**

**IR SPECIALIST**

**PURPOSE OF THE POSITION**

Ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations and handling all industrial relations issues within the organization. Provide Employee Relations advisory services, to ensure adherence to employee’s relation policies, procedures, and agreements.

**Duties**:
❑ Handling of disciplinary issues and processes

❑ Develop and maintain effective policies and procedures so that labour disputes and grievances are minimized.

❑ Interpret and ensure compliance with South Africa’s labour laws re-conditions of employment.

❑ Advise management of all legal requirements.

❑ Participate in employment contract agreements.

❑ Represent the company in legal hearings on labour issues, e.g., CCMA, Labour

Department

❑ Make recommendations for changes to existing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with new or proposed government regulations.

❑ Handle dispute resolution and manage the grievance process.

❑ Establish and maintain good relationships with employees and management.

❑ Ensure that the disciplinary processes are enforced when necessary.

❑ Encourage improved working conditions so that employees can be productive, safe, and happy.

❑ Encourages ongoing conversation between the employees and employers to keep the work relationship healthy.

❑ Monitor internal labour trends, sick leave trends, conduct counselling and grievances and associated process.

❑ Ensure compliance with Bargaining Councils main agreements and other relevant legislation.

**REQUIREMENTS**

❑ Matric

❑ Tertiary qualification in HR, IR, Labour Law, Industrial Relations (minimum

NQF level 6)

❑ Knowledge of labour legislation (LRA, BCEA, EEA, SDA, etc.) 3 - 5 years’ HR,

Litigation, and IR experience

❑ Sage 300 usage or any other HR system

❑ Working knowledge of MS Office

❑ Own transport & Driver’s license

**COMPETENCIES**

❑ Excellent communication skills

❑ Strong coordinating skills

❑ Strong mediation skills

❑ Strong negotiation skills

❑ Good report writing skills.

❑ Ability to work without supervision.

❑ Time management skills Administration

❑ CCMA Representation

❑ Employee Relations

❑ Human Resources

❑ Human Resources Policies

❑ Industrial Relations

**Should you not hear from us after two weeks of closing date - please consider**

**Job Type**: Permanent

Application Deadline: 2023/12/01