IR & HR Manager - Atlantis Foundries - Cape Town
(2014-05 - 2024-10)
Managing HR and Employee Relations for 900 employees
- Rendering ER& HR advice and consulting to EXCO, management, employees and shop stewards from unions Numsa and Uasa
- Develop and implement HR/ ER strategies that aligns with the business goals
- Strengthen trust between employees and management/ the company
- Draft ER/ HR policies and procedures and review/ amend when required
- Lead and assist with the implementation and sensitization of policies
- Draft employment related contracts, agreements and documents
- Ensure disciplinary procedures are being applied consistently throughout the company
- Managing the full spectrum of employee relations including but not limited to grievances, internal conflict mediation and resolution with a strong focus on fostering a positive working environment
- Advise on appropriate remedial action and processes to be followed
- Chair disciplinary and appeal hearings
- When required, acting as Initiator in complex and/ or sensitive disciplinary hearings
- Effective facilitation of grievances to amicable completion
- Monitor, assess and evaluate ER trends and implementing when counter measures when necessary
- Effective representation of the employer at DRC (MIBCO), MEIBC, CCMA in con/arb matters
- Manage Labour Court matters in conjunction with external legal counsel
- Managing the union relationship (Numsa & Uasa), including advising shop stewards on the correct interpretation and application of policies and procedures
- Facilitate and lead collective bargaining matters including ensuring due sign-off on negotiated agreements
- Avert and/ or manage industrial action
- Manage S 189, S 189A and S 197 processes when required
- Managing mandatory breathalyzer tests and random drug testing in compliance with company policies and employment laws
- Compile and present monthly ER and HR KPI reports at EXCO meetings
- Compile ER training material and actively facilitate ER/ IR training to employees, Line - and Senior Management (Initiator and Chairperson's Training, etc.)
- Prepare the annual ER and HR budget
- Actively involved in BBBEE initiatives and ensuring HR related records meet BBBEE audit and compliance requirements
- Ensure the right talent is hired, developed and retained as part of the end – end employee life cycle and experience
- Conduct exit interviews, gathering feedback with aim to reduce turnover and improve employee satisfaction
- Ensure accurate time & attendance & leave input to Payroll in compliance with company policies and inter departmental SLA
- Responsible for company benefit administration in compliance with relevant policies
- Manage IOD incidents and subsequent case referral to RMA, ensuring payment of claims to injured employees and/ or the company
- Assist and manage the local logistics of the Daimler global employee survey and ensuring participation expectations are being met
- Oversee the logistical arrangements and participation in company-wide employee engagement programs
- Chair ad-hoc and quarterly EE meetings
- Manage and ensure timeous finalization and submission of WSP, ATR and EE reporting to MerSeta and DoEL respectively
- Manage and mitigate financial and reputational risk on behalf of the employer by ensuring legislative compliance
- Managed confidential personnel records in compliance with POPIA/ GDPR
- Facilitate all communication between management and employees
- Managed all Covid-19 counter measures effectively as well as unforeseen contingencies
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