HR Business Partner

Medipost Pharmacy is looking for a professional, disciplined and self-driven individual to join their dynamic HR Team in a capacity of a HR Business Partner. The successful individual will be placed in Western Cape.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

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- Serve as link between management and employees by handling queries, interpreting and helping resolve Human Resources (HR) related matters
- Conduct weekly meetings with respective business units and operational managers
- Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (i.e. coaching, counselling, career development, etc.)
- Implement HR programmes including talent management acquisition, employee wellness, records management, employee retention strategies and EE/BEE compliance
- Participate in special projects, conduct research, developing and organizing information and fulfilling transactions
- HR policy development and documentation in-line with company’s corporate vision
- Assistance of staff on Employee Self Service (ESS) and Eco-Time
- Conduct leave recons as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
- Analyse data flows for process improvement opportunities suggestions submitted to management
- Ensuring that remuneration information including back-pay / pro-rata payments and AOD (Acknowledgment of Debt) are communicated accurately and timeously to Payroll
- Ensure terminations are processed timeously and submitted to Payroll within agreed timelines with supporting documents attached
- Administration of U-filing, Certificate of Service and UI2.7, Annexure A5, etc. forms for new staff; terminated staff and staff going on Maternity leave
- Assist employees with Insurance and Funeral Claims
- Distribute Retiree’s, Maternity Leave and Fixed Term contracts confirmations and provide feedback timeously to Payroll as per SOP
- AEL confirmation and updates done as per SOP
- Assist with Info-slip registration and PUK numbers and printing payslips for the Operational Departments
- Assist employees with Payroll queries, work confirmations, leave enquiries, reprints of salary slips, etc.
- IOD (Injury on duty) administration - completing the documentation with the staff member and submitting the claim through COIDA
- Industrial Relations: Advising line managers on IR according to SOO; assisting with drug and alcohol tests; issue IR notices; observing and chairing disciplinary hearings, assist with IR investigations and issue disciplinary hearing outcomes.
- Observer during performance and probation discussions
- Oversee implementation and monitor adherence to HR Policies
- Provides guidance and input on business unit restructuring, workforce planning and succession planning
- Evaluate and monitor training programmes with follow-ups to ensure training objectives are met
- Updating the Operational Department’s organogram (Visio structure) whenever there are changes, obtain signatures and submit for record purposes.
- Contract documents prepared accurately, obtain signatures, submit to Payroll timeously
- Checklists & document control sheets completed accurately and supporting documents attached as per SOP
- Conduct exit interviews
- General HR administration
- Support Company Transformation Plan Strategy
- Manage own time & attendance according to Company Policies
- Adherence to company policies and procedures

**Minimum requirements **

**Qualifications**
- Diploma / Degree in Human Resources or Business Related
- 3 - 5 years relevant work experience

**Required Knowledge and Experience**
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of solid, diverse work experience in Human Resources Management
- Knowledgeable of multiple Human Resources Disciplines and Administration including compensation practises, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, diversity, performance management and Labour Law (BCEA / LRA)
- Remotely provide HR services to multiple sites in the Western Cape,
- VIP Payroll
- VIP Premier (HR and Payroll
- ESS
- PNet
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Visio

**Competencies**
- Good interpersonal/ communication skills (verbal and written)
- Facilitation and presentation skills
- Attention to detail
- Excellent customer service
- Analytical and Problem-solving
- Judgement and decision making
- Ability to influence
- Negotiation skills

**Specific Requirements/Other important information**
Ability to prioritise large work load.
Ability to maintain policy guideline with in pressured situations.
Ability to act independently.
Ability to accept and take charge of projects / ad-hoc task allocated on short notice.
Ability to deal with conflict.
Off-site meetings / Branch visits.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Application Deadline: 2024/10/20