Labour Relations Practitioner

SUMMARY:
Richards Bay area
Working hours: Monday – Thursday:  08:00 – 16:30 and Fridays:  08:00 – 15:00

 
Please note: The salaries offered by our clients are determined in accordance with market standards, while considering the candidate's qualifications, skills, and level of experience.
 
Purpose of the position:
The purpose of this position is to implement The Union’s strategies by organising members within professions and workplaces, and protecting their rights, careers, and interests. Key outputs include the rollout of processes, implementation of policies and strategies, reporting, recruitment, onboarding, and organising new members within focused professional networks, sectors, or industries, as well as day-to-day operational responsibilities.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum requirements:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Relevant qualification in Labour Relations / Human Resource Management / Labour Law (at least a certificate)
• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) equivalent to NQF Level 6, based on standardized outcomes assessment
• 3+ years of relevant experience in Labour Law / Labour Relations / Human Resources and/or in a specific profession or sector
• Dispute resolution experience at Bargaining Councils and/or the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)
• Driver’s license and own car

• Implement collective processes and labour relations policies
• Establish and maintain structures
• Implement strategies from the Network Coordinator and Deputy General Secretary, including:
  • Negotiation planning and strategy
  • Strategy for section 189 retrenchments
  • Strategy for changes in employment conditions and restructuring
  • Bargaining council strategies and collective agreements
  • Strategies around affirmative action, transformation, and B-BBEE
  • Handling of disciplinary actions, dismissals, and disputes
  • Service delivery and retention strategies
  • Strategy for managing lapsed memberships

• Provide legal advice to members (individual and collective)
• Evaluate the merit of cases
• Prepare and refer cases
• Handle grievances, disciplinary procedures, conciliations, mediations, and arbitrations effectively
• Evaluate case law

• Execute professional network strategy in current sectors and/or regions

• Implement growth strategy within responsible professions, industries, workplaces, and regions
• Plan and execute recruitment projects
• Achieve monthly recruitment targets
• Mobilise representatives to ensure density
• Update member referrals and information
• Promote new sectors and professions within the Solidariteit Work Network
• Continuously evaluate current sectors, professions, and workplaces for recruitment opportunities
• Implement professional networks in traditional industries

• Facilitating training and developing plans for representatives, including workshops on negotiation processes, skills, techniques, strategies, and tactics
• Inducting and orienting new organisers
• Facilitating the electing representatives
• Attending bargaining councils and congresses
• Maintaining relationships between officials, representatives, and members
• Mediating disputes between full-time/part-time representatives and members
• Ensuring two-way communication regarding organisational strategy and change to keep representatives and members informed and aligned

• Executing daily administrative tasks, including:
  • Reporting
  • Diary management
  • System updates
  • Internal and external communication
  • Labour dispute resolution
  • Research
  • Use of electronic platforms