To provide a specialist employee relations advisory service by adherence to Industrial relations policies, procedures and agreements.
Fostered productive working relationships among employees, groups, and stakeholders.
Facilitated conflict resolution processes and fostered positive relationships within the workplace.
Advise management during the Business Unit forum meetings on decision making, risks and strategy.
Participate /facilitating task groups and workshops of participative structure.
Monitored functionality of participative structures, analyzed effectiveness, and assisted all parties (management & organized labour) to enhance industrial climate within the business.
Management of Industrial Action within Management level
Advise all parties in application of Eskom Industrial Action policy.
Ensure that the strike management & contingency plan are correctly implemented and up to date.
Advise and consult with management during industrial action in Eskom.
Timeous communication with Legal services during strikes, for potential disputes and risks.
Maintain regular communication with organized labour in the Business.
Dispute resolution management.
Obtained settlement mandate as needed.
Represent Eskom at Conciliation and Arbitration. (Dismissals, ULP, Monies Owed Sec 43 BCEA, Discriminations)
Consult with Senior Employee Relations Advisor where risks are identified during the CCMA proceedings.
Ensure that all the awards are implemented.
Liaise with Legal services for Labour court reviews.
Management of Disciplinary Cases and Grievances.
Monitor disciplinary processes within the Business and ensure correct application n of disciplinary code.
Monitor grievance processes and ensure expeditious finalization.
Advise line managers on disciplinary steps and processes to be followed.
Management of Incapacity / Ill Health
Chairing incapacity hearings and proposing recommendations aligned with Eskom policies and RSA legislative frameworks.
Advise management and line managers on incapacity investigations.
Conducted training sessions on industrial relations for employees to enhance their understanding.
Provide Industrial relations training within the Business.
Trend analysis on reported misconducts and grievances and identifies training needs.
Employee Relations Consultant
Vaal University of Technology
07.2023 - 05.2024
Management of Discipline & Grievance
Advice line managers on management of disciplinary process.
Appoint external chairpersons for disciplinary cases/ investigation & case presenting.
Analyze investigation reports and make appropriate recommendations in line with VUT disciplinary code.
Support case presenters with drafting of charge sheets.
Ensure that all parties are well informed of the hearing dates, venues and time.
Ensure that disciplinary sanctions are implemented and captured on IR system by IR administrator.
Ensure that grievance meetings are scheduled, and chairpersons finalize the matters according to the grievance procedure.
Advise during the grievance meetings.
Facilitate conflict management.
Compile monthly ER reports.
Management of suspension
Advice if reported cases warrants precautionary suspensions.
Ensure investigations are finalized in time to minimize prolonged suspensions and potential risks of litigations.
Monitor precautionary suspension timelines, advise on upliftment after 90 days if investigation is still on-going.
Management of Dispute cases
Represent VUT at CCMA conciliation and arbitration.
Advise on potential risks of all cases referred to CCMA.
Training.
Facilitate Employee Relations trainings, to support VUT staff.
Identify training needs for academic employees.
Participative structure
Co-ordinate the structure and ensure that all parties are duly appointed to be part of the structure.
Ensure that the Multi Union Forum is functional, the calendar is shared amongst the stakeholders.
Training stakeholders on Recognition Agreement of VUT.
Provide Advice to management and labour during the MUF meetings.
Assistant Director: Labour Relations
Gauteng Provincial Department of Health
01.2021 - 06.2023
Misconducts & Grievance management
Misconduct Investigations, draft report and make appropriate recommendations, draft charge sheet, draft submission and initiate the case where applicable.
Investigate/ facilitate reported grievances. Draft submissions to the Executive Authority with recommendations for approval.
Chairing departmental hearings. (within Gauteng Health and other public service Departments.
Dispute management
Represent the Department at conciliations, pre-arbitration and arbitrations hearings at CCMA/ BARGAINING COUNCILS
Training
Conduct training in labour relations policies, Resolution 1 of 2003/ Chapter 7 SMS handbook and Resolution 14 of 2002 / Chapter 10 SMS handbook.
General ER duties
Maintain sound Labour relations within the department.
Ensure correct implementation of collective agreements.
Responsible for PSC questionnaires: compile requested documents through the office of the MEC.
Rendering advisory services on labour relations matter to management and organized labour.
Capturing of grievances /misconduct on PERSAL system.
Ad-hoc duties: chairing multi and bilateral Union meetings.
Strike management: consolidate the reports when required.
Supervision of staff in the Unit: ensuring that, DPSA annual report, FOSAD quarterly reports, PSC reports and internal reports are reported timeously with correct information and other allocated duties.
Acting as Deputy Director in the absence of Manager: Labour relations.
Labour Relations Practitioner
South African Police Service (Protection and Security Services)
12.2018 - 12.2020
Ensure the effective co-ordination, monitoring implementation and maintenance of labour relations and grievance procedures in the Division.
Investigate all reported grievances and misconduct cases.
Initiating disciplinary hearings.
Respond to all grievance and labour related enquiries from employees and management on daily basis.
Capturing of the grievances /misconduct cases on PERSAL system 4.12.
Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly and bi-annual reports.
Co-ordinate the functioning of Labour Relations forums (Labour forum, consultative forum etc) within the Division.
Coordinate and facilitate internal labour relations training regarding all new implemented collective agreements and ensuring that both stakeholders are trained and informed.
Advise Management on all labour related matters.
Administer and monitor sexual harassment complaints in the Division.
Oversee the functioning of FTSS(full time shop stewards) and ordinary shop stewards, allocation of resources, leave, etc.
Ensure, Monitor implementation& Compliance of all SAPS Collective agreements &policies within the Division
Conduct inspections in the provinces.
Principal Personnel Officer: Discipline & Grievance Management
South African Police Service (HAWKS)
12.2015 - 11.2018
Grievance Management-
Administer and monitor reported grievances in the Division.
Investigate all the grievances.
Administer the flow of the internal process of grievance procedure.
Respond to all grievance and labour queries from members and management on daily basis.
Ensure that grievances are dealt with in the prescribed time frames in terms of SSSBC Agreement 3 of 2005.
Capturing of the grievances on Persal system 4.12.
Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly and bi-annual reports. Presentation for Parliament reporting by Management
Discipline Management.
Investigate departmental cases.
Initiate disciplinary hearings.
Ensure cases(misconduct) placed on roll are finalized within the 60 days in line with the policy.
Monitor suspension.
Monitor IPID recommendations &ensure investigations are instituted.
Ensure that all appeals documents are compiled.
Ensure that all dismissed employees salaries are stopped with immediate effect after appeal confirmation.
Monitor Sec 43 and the 24 hours arrest of employees.