Admitted Attorney - Senior Specialist: Employee Relations/ IR

• Â Providing specialist advice and supporting related to employee relations.

• Â Providing specialist advice and supporting related to employee relations.
• Â Improving the quality, service and associated work outputs, contributing to and advising on procedures and processes that are in alignment with established practices, policy and labour legislation.

• Must have 3 – 5years post articles experience.
• Labour litigation is essential.
• Labour court experience is essential.
• Must be an Admitted Attorney.
• Conflict resolutions and collaboration experience.
• Expert knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action requirements.
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software

• Accountable for the improvement of quality, service and desired work outputs, advising on procedural and process improvements; enabling adherence to a set framework of policies and procedures.
• Proactively identify process related operational problems, determine cause and effect and recommend improvements to solve issues based on previous experience and an understanding of the context of the problem.
• Plan for the organization of work outputs and process improvement activities in light of a specific situational context related to an area of specialization.
• Gather relevant information related to specialization activities; collate and integrate into written reports for assessment or appraisal and present as an input to managerial reporting or decision making.
• Implement, manage and enable fair employee relations practices, to enable workforce delivery related to business objectives.
• Maintain current knowledge of related government rules and regulations, including all applicable Labour laws and regulations, to ensure adherence to compliance and meet reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with different business areas to provide employees with knowledge and awareness of relevant laws, associated regulations as well as requirements.
• Identify, diagnose and recommend improvements and provide specialist advice and support; ensuring that solutions are appropriate and effective.
• Provide training and development related to Labour law processes and the application of internal policies to line management and Human Resources practitioners.
• Represent area of responsibility at the Bargaining Council and with associated CCMA processes to effectively resolve disputes.
• Provide support to management in resolving employee disputes, including union negotiations, strikes, mutual interest disputes, wage negotiations, section 189/ 197 processes and mutual.
• Advise on adherence to the application of labour legislation, conditions of employment and other related industrial matters and highlight potential risks.
• Represent the organization in conducting client specific union and employee-related negotiations, facilitating a favorable outcome for the organization.
• Ensure accurate client-specific reporting and trends analysis for all ER activities to enable comprehensive report submission to the team and the senior manager.
• Ensure support to clients are executed within agreed client specific SLAs.
• Comply with risk and governance policies and implement and provide subject matter feedback to enhance the development of processes applicable to an area of specialization.
• Implement, evaluate, monitor and realign area specific processes, advising on compliance and delivery within the context of specified legislation.
• Provide advice and support to the business with the aim of mitigating litigation risk across impacted operational areas.
• Adhere to financial controls, governance and compliance policies and processes throughout an area of specialization, contributing to cost efficiency.
• Participate in best practice forums and contribute positively to own and operational knowledge improvement related to human resources utilization associated with an area of specialization.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of change initiatives by making recommendations for guidelines and requirements in support of the change specific to an area of specialization.
• Motivate, coach and develop direct reports, ensuring continuous development of human resources, creating an operational and process driven learning enabled environment.

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