MR MAUDI OBED MAPHUTHA
Employee Relations Specialist/ Practitioner
Pretoria
Summary
Passionate Employee Relations Practitioner with 16 years of solid experience within the Human Resource, Employee Relations discipline. Practical experience includes rendering day to day advisory support to Line Managers and Employees on application of Labour Law and its impact to the business, continuous engagements with trade unions on collective bargaining matters (negotiations and consultations), representation of employers at Commission for Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration (CCMA), Bargaining Council, represented employers during disciplinary hearings, produce statistics on industrial relations trend and develop interventions mechanisms on matters of impact, policy development, stakeholder on employment equity matters (transformation) and investigation of barriers to employment equity implementations, handling of grievances and alignment of policies to the changes in Labour laws.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Consultant – Employee Relations
State Information Technology Agency (SITA)
6 2021 - Current
- In this position my key responsibilities include initiation of disciplinary hearings on behalf of the SIT, provision of advisory support to management and employee on complex employee relations matters, driving and implementation of the Employee Relations strategy of SITA, briefing the Legal Counsel of the Organisation on various Employee Relations matters, managing collective bargaining processes with the recognised trade unions to promote sound labour peace in the Organisation.
Corporate Initiator/ Employee Relations Specialist
Road Accident Fund
09.2016 - 05.2021
- In this role, my responsibilities include preservation of confidential information used during investigations and disciplinary hearings within the Fund, partnerships with various stakeholders within the Fund to enforce compliance with policies and prescripts, appearance before dispute resolution agencies on behalf of the fund in management of disputes (CCMA), render advisory support to Forensic Investigation Team on any matter of potential misconduct, briefing of the Fund’s legal counsel on all Labour Court review matters and provide evidence accordingly, liaison with external law enforcement agencies in respect of various criminal matters identified within the Fund, production of weekly, monthly, quarterly statistics on various misconduct matters reported and develop risk mitigations to apprehend any future commissions of similar acts of misconduct within the Fund, conduct awareness within the fund to encourage reporting of fraud and corruption and escalation of such reporting to internal and external forensic investigators, represent the fund at various disciplinary hearings in respect of any matter of misconduct reported, monitor proper compliance with various policies within the fund and render advisory support to line managers on such policies, report on any controls breakdown to the relevant business leaders and render advisory support on risk mitigations against such breakdowns, updating of Information Management System within the fund.
Assistant Director – Employee Relations
Steve Biko Academic Hospital – Gauteng Department of Health
10.2014 - 08.2016
- In this position, my responsibilities included managing and implementing the Hospital’s Labour Relations Strategy to enhance labour peace, consulting with internal trade unions on various matters of mutual interest, acting as a presiding officer on various matters of disciplinary processes in the hospital, provision of monthly statistics on Labour Relations trend in the hospital and develop interventions to mitigate identified labour relations risks, handling grievances reported in the institution and acting as a designated employee in resolving the grievances, representing the employer on disputes or litigation processes, providing ongoing training on Labour Relations matters in the hospital, conducting investigations on both grievances and misconduct matters, and then rendering advisory support on the way forward regarding such matters, acting as an employer representative during disciplinary hearings in the institution, rendering ongoing advisory support to management and employees on various matters of labour relations to enhance a productive working environment in the institution, participating in the Department’s Regional Labour Relations Forum or Committee.
Employment Equity and Employee Relations Specialist
Rhodes university
09.2013 - 06.2014
- In this role, my responsibilities included directly managing 2 Fulltime Shop Stewards and about 11 other Shop Stewards appointed at various bargaining units in the University, fostering an effective staff relations culture and environment, fostering an effective management-staff and management-union culture and environment, fostering an effective Human Resource-Trade Union Relations, ensuring that staff and employer rights are promoted and protected, assisting the Director(s) in support of the Employment Equity reporting.
Employment Relations Specialist
Onderstepoort Biological Products SOC Ltd
01.2010 - 08.2013
- In this role, my responsibilities included directly managing a staff complement of 5 Human Administrators, developing Employee Relations and HR related policies, acting as a Chief Negotiator for an employer during negotiations, representing the Company during CCMA disputes, briefing Company’s legal counsel in respect of Labour Court matters, conducting investigations in respect of grievances and misconduct cases, presiding over disciplinary enquiries/disciplinary hearings in the Company, handling and resolving grievances, rendering advisory support to Line Managers and Employees on issues of Employee Relations, holding regular meetings with Trade Unions/Shop Stewards, facilitating the existence of the Bargaining Forum, developing and implementing contingency plans on industrial actions, managing and handling ill health matters, developing statistics of misconduct and grievance, handling Appeal matters, handling general office work.
Senior Practitioner, Employee Relations
Department of Water and Sanitation
06.2008 - 12.2009
- In this role, my responsibilities included restructuring and transferring employees to various Municipalities within the Province, investigating internal cases of misconduct and grievances, compiling monthly statistics on all labour relations matters, conducting monthly meetings with trade unions on issues of mutual interests, conducting internal workshops to line managers and employees on Labour Relations matters, representing the Department in all disciplinary cases, conducting after care programmes in respect of transferred employees, representing the Department in all disputes referred against the Department at the Bargaining Council, handling abscondment/desertion matters, appointing appeal authorities and communicating the outcomes of such appeals, handling general office work.
Personnel Practitioner, Employee Relations
Limpopo Department of Health
05.2006 - 06.2008
- In this role, my responsibilities included investigating misconduct and grievance cases, representing the Department on all disciplinary matters, handling disputes, conducting internal workshops on Labour Relations matters, meeting with trade unions on issues of mutual interest, developing and maintaining Labour Relations statistics, handling abscondment/desertion matters, developing and implementing contingency plans and handling industrial actions, liaising with the appeal authority of the Department, handling general office work.
Internship Employee Relations
Limpopo Department of Health
12.2005 - 04.2006
- In this role, my responsibilities included coordinating Provincial Bargaining Chamber meetings, compiling monthly and quarterly reports, liaising with the office of MEC, observing during arbitrations and conciliation proceedings, assisting various Hospitals within the Province in establishing workplace forums, holding monthly meetings with trade unions, organizing a quarterly Provincial Labour Relations Forum, handling general office work.
Education
Master’s Degree in Labour Relations Management -
Tshwane University of Technology
Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Law - undefined
University of Johannesburg
B-Tech Degree in Labour Relations Management - undefined
University of South Africa
National Diploma in Labour Relations Management - undefined
Vaal University of Technology
Matric Certification - undefined
Lekoko Secondary School
Skills
Solid understanding of Labour Law and its application to the work processes
Ability to evaluate complex challenges and create innovative solutions to address them
Able to interact with all stakeholders at all levels in the business from diverse backgrounds
Attention to detail, planning, organizing, and delivery of daily requirements
Deadlines driven and able to work well under pressure
Well organized and good time management, especially areas that need priority
Good interpersonal skills and able to work well with others from diverse backgrounds
Good verbal and written communication skills
Team player and mix very well with stakeholders
Certification
South African Board for People’s Practices – Chartered Human Resource Professional (CHRP– SABPP)
Organization
State Information Technology Agency (SITA)
References
Available on request
Timeline
Corporate Initiator/ Employee Relations Specialist
Road Accident Fund
09.2016 - 05.2021
Assistant Director – Employee Relations
Steve Biko Academic Hospital – Gauteng Department of Health
10.2014 - 08.2016
Employment Equity and Employee Relations Specialist
Rhodes university
09.2013 - 06.2014
Employment Relations Specialist
Onderstepoort Biological Products SOC Ltd
01.2010 - 08.2013
Senior Practitioner, Employee Relations
Department of Water and Sanitation
06.2008 - 12.2009
Personnel Practitioner, Employee Relations
Limpopo Department of Health
05.2006 - 06.2008
Internship Employee Relations
Limpopo Department of Health
12.2005 - 04.2006
Lead Consultant – Employee Relations
State Information Technology Agency (SITA)
6 2021 - Current
Master’s Degree in Labour Relations Management -
Tshwane University of Technology
Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Law - undefined
University of Johannesburg
B-Tech Degree in Labour Relations Management - undefined
University of South Africa
National Diploma in Labour Relations Management - undefined
Vaal University of Technology
Matric Certification - undefined
Lekoko Secondary School