Employee Relations Specialist

Human Resources
- JOHANNESBURG-BIERMANN AV(ZAF)
- South Africa
- As as Employee Relations Specialist, you will be responsible activities:
**Specialist Support and Advice on ER and Wellness Matters**
To provide support on understanding of company policies and/ procedures relating employee relations and ensure awareness
- To promote and maintain harmonious relations between management and staff.
- To co-ordinate and provide training in specific areas of employee relations
- To compile reports on areas on employee relations**Represent the company at the Bargaining Forums and Industry Related Forums**

**To deputize **in handling ER matters that being referred externally
- To represent the company at conciliations and arbitrations
- To participate at sector and industry collective bargaining processes as delegated- To compile relevant
- **files **on cases/matters as required**Advise on Disciplinary and Conduct Grievance Hearings**
To conduct grievance and disciplinary hearings timely and ensure consistency and fairness
- To assist with drafts for formulating charges
- To provide advice on handling of discipline and disciplinary processes
- To ensure that all notifications and correspondence issued to employees is within the ambit of company policies and procedures and the law
- To ensure that disciplinary and grievance matters are dealt within company policies and procedures as well as legal provisions
- To advise employees, management and chairpersons on all disciplinary and grievance matters**To Coordinate and Facilitate ER Interventions**

**To maintain **harmonious relations with unions in South Africa and other applicable jurisdictions
- To engage with unions on company level issues relating to union members
- **To ensure proper administration **of collective bargaining agreements at company level.
- To communicate
- **and provide **feedback on issues pertaining to collective bargaining
- To ensure that union officials/shop stewards activities are properly coordinated to avoid misunderstanding

**Context and environment**
- Context: ER services are provided in South Africa and in the NBE countries to ensure good employee
- **relations in the workplace. **The said jurisdictions require good understanding of local laws.
- Climate: The pressures to perform efficiently and harmoniously demands constant communication and personal contact/interaction.
- Technical: Incumbent should be able to carry out effective, balanced /fair communication and advice to all stakeholders in light of current policies, procedures and prevailing legislation and codes of good practice. He/she must have basic understating of applicable labour law per jurisdiction.
- As an Employee Relations Specialist, ideally you will possess the following:

- A diploma/Degree (NQF6) qualification in Labour Relations.
- At least three years experience functioning a role where dispute resolution processes up to arbitration level was a factor,
- Experience working in a unionised environment.
- Ability to keep abreast with Labour Law cases and ensuring that company policies, procedures and practices are properly aligned.
- Good knowledge of all Labour Legislation (i.e. LRA, BCEA, EEA) and good knowledge of similar legislation in NBE countries.
- Good knowledge of
- **HR **processes and practices
- Computer literacy especially in Microsoft Windows suite.
- Demonstrable business acumen and ability to exercise sound judgment
- In possession of a valid Code 8 driver's license
- Key competencies include initiating action, adhering to principles and values, persuading and influencing, presenting and communicating, writing and reporiing, and coping with pressure and setbacks.
- English is the working language

**Offer ID**
- 60422BR

**Metier**
- Labor Relations

**Region, department, area**
- South Africa

**Employment type**
- Regular position

**Experience level required**
- Minimum 3 years

**Employer company**
- TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa (Pty) Ltd

**Branch**
- Marketing & Services

**About us / company profile**
- Give your best to better energy and make the commitment with Total. With over 500-plus professions in 130 countries, we offer high safety and environmental standards, strong ethical values, an innovation culture and wide-ranging career development. Be part of the global team whose mission is already shared by 100,000 employees: to make energy better each and every day.
- TotalEnergies is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants that meet the specified criteria will receive consideration for employment without discriminating unfairly on any arbitrary ground, including but not limited to race, gender, sex, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religious conscience belief, political opinion, culture, language, marital status, or family responsibility.