
HR Business Partner
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Act as the primary HR contact for all day-to-day queries and people matters.
- Partner with the General Manager and HODs to reinforce a high-performance, inclusive team culture.
- Support the delivery of consistent, human-centered employee experience across departments.
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring efficiency and legal compliance.
- Lead warm, structured onboarding processes aligned to brand and operational needs.
- Support performance reviews, KPIs, probation feedback, and appraisals.
- Manage employee relations, including disciplinary and grievance processes.
- Engage directly with shop stewards and trade unions, maintaining open, constructive dialogue and supporting wage negotiations and procedural fairness.
- Coach managers in handling IR matters with legal and emotional intelligence.
- Identify training gaps and coordinate relevant internal and external learning interventions.
- Track compliance with skills development and employment equity obligations.
- Support succession planning and the development of internal talent pipelines.
- Maintain all HR records, including contracts, performance documentation, and leave registers.
- Prepare monthly payroll input and liaise with central payroll for accurate processing.
- Ensure full compliance with BCEA, LRA, EE Act, and company policies.
- Standardize and maintain current documentation, job descriptions, and SOPs.
- Diploma or Degree in HR Management / Industrial Psychology (NQF 6–7).
- 5+ years’ HR Generalist experience, preferably in hospitality or luxury retail/service environments.
- Strong working knowledge of South African labour legislation, including unionized environments.
- Experience with Sage, ESS or other HRIS platforms.
- Mature, emotionally intelligent, and able to manage sensitive people issues with discretion and professionalism.
- Comfortable working flexibly, including weekends or evenings when operations require it.
- Confident communicator with the credibility to coach managers and support change.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about creating meaningful work experiences.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Guest focus philosophy, living the brand and driving the experience.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), practicing honest communication.
- Team player with positive attitude, enthusiasm, and emotional control.
- Excellent time management and self-discipline, interpersonal & solution seeking skills.
- Proactive, use initiative and creative flair when required.
- Committed and loyal, adaptable, and flexible.
- Must work accurately under pressure.
- People skills – tolerance, patience, and care, ability to receive constructive feedback openly.