HR Generalist with 5+ years of experience supporting the full employee lifecycle across HR operations, employee relations, and HR administration. Experienced in providing HR advisory support to line management, ensuring compliance with South African labor legislation, and implementing HR policies and procedures. Proficient in PeopleSoft and Kronos, with a strong ability to manage HR processes, resolve employee relations matters, and support organizational objectives.
Hi, I’m
KARABO MAGAZI
HR Generalist
Boksburg
Summary
Overview
7
years of professional experience
1
Language
Work History
Sun International (Carnival City)Brakpan Ekurhuleni
HR Officer
03.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Payroll and HR Administration
- Review and verify monthly payroll inputs for staff.
- Track and report on payroll queries and key payroll metrics.
- Audit and report on leave administration procedures monthly.
- Ensure HR compliance for new hires and terminated employees.
- Maintain 100% complete and audit-ready payroll records by driving accurate and complete documentation of attendance register working hours, including overtime hours, allowance of night shifts, and all other particulars.
- Administration of IQ Tech (Clocking system)
- Preparation of UIF documents
- Administration & Compliance: Compiled correspondence (e.g., offer letters) and documentation for all key HR processes; ensured internal databases are compliant with audit requirements.
- Employee and Industrial Relations
- Provide ER/IR advice to line managers and employees.
- Facilitate grievances and support managers with due processes.
- Ensure procedural and substantial fairness aligned to LRA requirements and track and report on compliance.
- Support the preparation of bundle preparations and drive high quality standards.
- Escalate complex or high-risk ER/IR matters to the ER Manager.
- HRIS and Data Management
- Ensure and maintain accurate HRIS and employee master data.
- Ensure personnel files are complete, up to date, and audit compliant.
- Ensure employment confirmations in line with POPIA.
- Ensure excellence in weekly HR reporting to HR Manager.
- Drive IOD submissions and always ensure company compliance.
- Recruitment and Onboarding
- Coordinate recruitment activities.
- Support hiring managers with interviews.
- Conducting reference and MIE verifications
- Ensure complete and accurate recruitment and selection administration.
- Drive EE compliance and coordinate onboarding and induction processes.
- Maintain high standards of recruitment selection criteria.
- Stakeholder and Operational Support
- Provide day to day HR support to line management across sites.
- Build professional working relationships with internal and external clients.
- Support the HR manager with operational HR excellence.
- Act as the first point of contact for HR.
- Employee Wellness & Communication
- Coordinate staff wellness activities
- Manage internal HR communication staff and stakeholders
- Performance Management:
- Provide guidelines on managing employee performance, address all general performance management or appraisal queries received from employees and management.
- HR Systems & Reporting: Maintained data integrity in the HR system; captured employee data on PeopleSoft and managed employee timecards on IQ Tech.
- Administration & Compliance: Compiled correspondence (e.g., offer letters) and documentation for all key HR processes; ensured internal databases are compliant with audit requirements.
- Employee Relations: Managed disciplinary cases, processed employee terminations, and handled associated documentation. Processed COIDA claims and verification of employment.
- Recruitment: Managed the hiring process, including advertising, resume review, and conducting interviews. Oversaw the onboarding process.
- Payroll & Benefits: Prepared monthly payroll and administered complex employee benefits (bursaries, provident fund, medical aid).
- Coordinated employee placements and administrative details.
Sun International (Carnival City)Brakpan Ekurhuleni
Acting HR Consultant
08.2025 - 09.2025
Job overview
- Recruitment: Manage end-to-end recruitment, including screening, interviewing, assessments and appointment recommendations.
- Organisational Development: Maintain and utilise HR information systems to support workforce planning and people management.
- HR Advisory & Compliance: Advise management and employees on HR policies and ensure compliance with labour legislation.
- Performance Management: Guide and support the effective implementation of performance management processes.
- Industrial Relations: Manage disciplinary, grievance, incapacity and rehabilitation processes internally and externally (CCMA).
- Strategic HR Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to line managers and executives on HR policies, procedures, and workforce planning.
- Built HR consulting capabilities focused on clients undergoing organizational change and development.
- Wrote, developed and delivered successful presentations and facilitated training to individuals and groups.
- Created and delivered HR training sessions to coordinators.
- Planned employee engagement 5 major events and excellently executed.
Sun International – (Sun City)Rustenburg
HR Officer
02.2021 - 01.2024
Job overview
- HR Generalist: Managed employee recruitment and hiring processes, from advertising vacancies to preparing offer letters.
- HR Governance: Ensured all personnel records were up to date and compliant with company policies and audits.
- L&D Support: Facilitated employee onboarding and orientation sessions and participated in staff training and development programs.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborated in handling employee grievances, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
- Coordinated employee placements and administrative details.
- Maintained accurate personnel records, ensuring privacy standards were met in accordance with relevant regulations.
- Facilitated employee relations, benefits administration and performance management initiatives to support workforce needs.
Sun International – (Sun City)Rustenburg
HR Intern
04.2019 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Assisted in recruitment efforts, including resume screening and interview scheduling for Gaming and Food and Beverage learnerships.
- Supported HR staff with managing employee records and updating databases.
Education
StudioKrugersdorp
Bachelor of Commerce from Law
University Overview
Currently studying
Wits DigitalGauteng
from Managing Labor Relations
01-2023
University Overview
Orbit TVET (Mankwe Campus)Rustenburg
National Diploma from Human Resources Management
01-2018
University Overview
Skills
Solid knowledge of SA labour legislation (BCEA, LRA, EE Act)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong problem solving & conflict resolution ability
Proficiency in HRIS and MS Office
Onboarding and training
HR policies and procedures
Records maintenance
Performance evaluation
Timeline
Acting HR Consultant
Sun International (Carnival City)
08.2025 - 09.2025
HR Officer
Sun International (Carnival City)
03.2024 - Current
HR Officer
Sun International – (Sun City)
02.2021 - 01.2024
HR Intern
Sun International – (Sun City)
04.2019 - 01.2021
Studio
Bachelor of Commerce from Law
Wits Digital
from Managing Labor Relations
Orbit TVET (Mankwe Campus)
National Diploma from Human Resources Management