Employee Relation Practitioner - Pretoria at AVBOB South Africa

• Ensure that the finalisation of disciplinary hearing is completed within a 7 day period.   
• Draft reports on disciplinary hearings and counselling           
• Ensure that line managers and employees are served immediately or within a reasonable period depending on each case.
• Facilitate grievances and assist the parties to resolve the issue through mediation.
• Create and manage an administrative system that controls risks to the company and ensure that the systems, controls and processes are appropriate and relevant.
• Keep record of when policies and procedures require an update or review.
• Support the practitioner and manager to draft and amend employment related legal contracts to ensure that the employee and employer are protected.
• Support the practitioner and manager in policy review and to draft policies in order to meet changing legislative requirements and business methods.
• Researching and remaining informed about the latest related legislation to be able to make recommendations regarding changes to policies.
• Draft letter, forms and pleadings in the cause of litigation.
• Provide efficient labour law advice to management through recommendations, memo and consultations.
• Provide Recommendations on litigations and adequate measures to line managers.             
• Manage statistical data relevant to IR and compile reports for analysis and draft recommendation to management regarding problematic issues and how they should be resolved.
• Create and collate bundles of document to be included in litigation at CCMA and Labour Courts
• Provide Administrative and logistical support to the practitioner and manager to ensure that witnesses and relevant stakeholders are prepared for litigation.
• Ensure that correspondence is communicated to the relevant stakeholders.
• Assist in the compiling of annual planned budgets, and Exco REports

Requirements

• LLB Degree.
• Admitted Attorney.
• 3 Years Labour Law expeeience
• 2 - 3 Years’ labour law experience as well as management experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders throughout the organisation
• Highly motivated, proactive and resilient
• Ability to work through tight deadlines and under pressure