Shonisani Mahumele
Germiston,South Africa
Summary
Experienced professional with extensive expertise in labour relations and employment law, specialising in CCMA processes, bargaining council conciliation, and arbitration. Proficient in managing industrial actions, including strikes, and skilled in drafting disciplinary charges and preparing bundles for hearings. Adept at grievance and dispute resolution, with a strong background in implementing Section 189 and Section 197 processes. Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of key legislation such as the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 and the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995. Committed to effective policy formulation and consultation with organised labour to ensure compliance and promote harmonious workplace relations.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Employee Relations – Contract
Daybreak Foods
Johannesburg
04.2024 - 12.2024
- Responsible for all Employee Relations and Human Resource Matters for 3500 employees, based at 15 different sites in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, and KwaZulu Natal
- Manage 4 ER Managers, 4 ER Coordinators and 2 students
- Develop and Implement Employee Relations Strategy in line with Organizational Strategy
- Develop and maintain positive relationship with Labour
- Monitor and analyse key Employee Relations metrics such as labour turnover rates, employee satisfaction employee engagement and recommend improvement initiatives based on findings
- Develop and maintain positive relationship with labour unions and negotiate Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) in collaboration with senior management
- Stay current on industry trends, best practices and changes in employment laws to ensure organisation remains complaint and maintains competitive employee relations strategy
- To ensure that this is in line with new labour trends
- Develop, update and implement employee relations policies and procedures to ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations while fostering positive workplace culture
- To identify potential risks that related to employee relations matters and working to mitigate them to maintain positive and productive workplace
- Facilitate effective and positive communication between management, employees and labour unions to promote understanding and transparency within organisation
- Handling and resolving employee conflicts, disputes and grievances in fair and consistent manner
- This involves conducting through investigations in-order to recommend appropriate actions
- To ensure that there are training programs on workplace policies, procedures, conflict resolutions and communication skills to enhance overall employee experience
- This is for both management and employees
- Handling day to day Employee Relations and Human Resources matters
- Drafting of charges by compiling written warnings, disciplinary hearing charges, dismissals notes and all other disciplinary process matters
- Chair and initiate disciplinary hearings
- Represent company at CCMA and Bargaining Councils during conciliations and arbitrations as well as compiling strategies regarding matters
- Objectively compiling facts and advise company on possible consequences
- Advise on possible settlements as well as calculating costs involved in proceeding with hearings
- Handle all Labour Court cases in conjunction with company legal practitioners
- Formulate reviews on company policies and procedures
- Liaise with Labour/ Unions (All consultations with unions)
- Organise labor forums with management, employees and labour
- Handle section 189 and section 197
- Handling Wage negotiations, Short-time, Lay-off and any Consultation that is done with Organised Labour
- Handling strikes, industrial action, illegal stoppages and picketing
Senior Employee Relations Manager
Cast Products South Africa
Johannesburg
01.2021 - 04.2024
- Responsible for all Employee Relations and Human Resource matters for 1500 employees, based at three different sites in Ekurhuleni
- Managed 3 ER Officers, 3 ER Administrators and 2 Students
- Handling day to day ER issues
- Drafting of charges by compiling written warnings, disciplinary hearing charges, dismissals notes and all other disciplinary issues
- Chair and Initiate disciplinary hearings
- Represent the company at the CCMA and MEIBC during arbitrations and conciliations as well as compiling strategies regarding the case
- Objectively compiling facts and advise the company on possible consequences
- Advise on possible settlements as well as calculating the costs involved in proceeding with the hearings
- Handle all Labour Court cases in conjunction with company legal practitioners
- Formulate reviews on company policies and procedures
- Liaise with Labour/ Unions ( All consultations with the unions)
- Organize labor forums with employees and organized labour
- Handle section 189 and section 197
- Handling Wage negotiations, Short-time, Lay-off and any Consultation that is done with Organized Labour
- Handle grievance resolution and timeously maintain levels of objective neutrality on behalf of the Employer and its Employees
Group Employee Relations Manager
Anova Health Institute
Johannesburg
11.2018 - 12.2020
- Responsible for all ER Relations matters within Anova
- Managed just over 3000 employees across all sites across the country and 3 ER Officers
- Handling day to day issues such as late coming, abuse of sick leave and unfair dismissals
- Drawing up of charges by compiling written warnings, dismissals, and all disciplinary issues
- Chair and Initiate disciplinary hearings
- Represent the company at the CCMA during conciliations and arbitrations
- Objectively compiling facts and advise the company on possible consequences
- Advise on possible settlements as well as calculating the costs involved in proceeding with the hearings
- Allocate all company's CCMA cases to the correct HR Managers in the field
- Formulate reviews on company policies and procedures
- Organize labor forums with employees
- Handle section 189
- Handle section 197
- Handle grievance resolution and maintain levels of objective & neutrality on behalf of the company and employees
- Conduct ER training and coaching to line managers
- Conduct Induction to new employees on ER matters
Employee Relations Manager
Makro
Johannesburg
10.2017 - 10.2018
- Responsible for all the Human Resource matters of 450 employees, based at the store in various departments
- Managed one ER Officer, one ER Administrator and a student
- Handling day to day issues such as late coming, abuse of sick leave and unfair dismissals
- Drawing up of charges by compiling written warnings, dismissals, and all disciplinary issues
- Chair disciplinary hearings
- Represent the company at the CCMA during arbitrations and conciliations
- Objectively compiling facts and advise the company on possible consequences
- Advise on possible settlements as well as calculating the costs involved in proceeding with the hearings
- Allocate all company's CCMA cases to the correct HR Managers in the field
- Formulate reviews on company policies and procedures
- Liaise with Labor Unions
- Organise labor forums with employees and unions
- Handle salary negotiations
- Handle grievance resolution and maintain levels of objective & neutrality on behalf of the company and employees
Senior Human Resources Manager
Lewis Stores
Cape Town
01.2016 - 09.2017
- Responsible for all the Human Resource matters of 400 employees, based at head office in various departments
- Managed an HR Officer, HR Administer and 2 Recruitment Officers
- Handling day to day issues such as late coming, abuse of sick leave and unfair dismissals
- Drawing up of charges by compiling written warnings, dismissals and all disciplinary issues
- Chair disciplinary hearings
- Represent the company at the CCMA during arbitrations and conciliations
- Objectively compiling facts and advise the company on possible consequences
- Advise on possible settlements as well as calculating the costs involved in proceeding with the hearings
- Allocate all company's CCMA cases to the correct HR Managers in the field
- Formulate reviews on company policies and procedures
- Liaise with Labor Unions
- Organize labor forums with employees and unions
- Handle salary negotiations
- Handle grievance resolution and maintain levels of objective & neutrality on behalf of the company and employees
- Oversee Health and Safety
Human Resources Manager
Rheinmetall Denel Munition
Potchefstroom
01.2014 - 12.2015
- Responsible for all HR and ER related matters for 2 factories located in Potchefstroom and Boksburg with 650 permanent employees as well as Boksburg with 300 permanent employees
- Managed 2 HR Business Partners, 2 Payroll Administrators and 2 HR Administrators
- Overseeing the Health and Safety, Training, Plant Engineering, Manufacturing Procurement, Finance, Sales and Marketing, IT, Medical Clinic, Fire Department, CSI and Marketing, Transport and Logistics as well as security departments
- Payroll Administration, 2 HR Business Partners and HR Administrator report directly to me
- Custodian of company policies and procedures
- Oversee amendments of policies and procedures, ensuring changes are finalised and adhered to
- Ensure HR Policies, Practices, HR Systems, BCEA, LRA, SDA, BBBEE and EEA are maintained
- Required to process disability claims
- Draw charges on all employees who commit misconduct
- Advise line managers on all Industrial Relations issues
- Manage the implementation of all effective grievances and disciplinary procedures
- Represent the company at the bargaining council and CCMA in both Conciliations and Arbitrations pertaining to wage and other agreements negotiations with organised labour
- Conduct employee consultations with the unions
Divisional Human Resource Manager
Lewis Stores
Johannesburg
01.2010 - 12.2013
- Responsible for the management of 45 branches consisting of 450 staff in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland
- I reported directly to the Senior HR Manager
- Responsible for the management of 45 branches consisting of 450 staff in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga North West, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland
- Required to draw charges on all employees
- Chair and initiate internal hearings
- Manage the implementation of effective grievances and disciplinary procedures
- Represent the company at the CCMA in both Conciliations and Arbitrations
- Represent the company at CCMA for wages and other agreements with the union at the CCMA
- Conduct employee consultations with the unions at the CCMA
- Organise annual divisional forums with shop stewards' and worker committee meetings
- Responsible for the processing of disability claims
- Ensure accurate processing of all leave forms
- Advising both Line Managers and employees on matters of health and safety
- Responsible for the recruitment of Branch Managers
- Oversee the recruitment of staff
- Responsible for IR and CBI training for all Line Managers
- Overseeing and advising the Branch Managers
- Ensure the Branch Managers are continuously managing the employees
- Ensure coaching and counselling is provided for poor performers to be brought up to company standards
Human Resources Manager
Bombela CJV - Gautrain Project
Johannesburg
11.2006 - 12.2009
- Administered recruitment process, supervised Human Resource Administration, managed the implementation of career management, retention, and employment equity plan
- Duties Include:
- Administer recruitment process which entails selection, interviewing, appointment, placement, and termination
- Responsible for the recruitment and induction of health and safety
- Supervision of Human Resource Administration
- Administer the implementation of career management, retention, and employment equity plan
- Responsible for communicating HRM related information with management and employees
- Render advice and guidance to staff with regards to grievance procedures
- Promote sound labor relations with staff and unions
- Manage the implementation of effective grievance and disciplinary procedures
- Advise both management and employees on matters of health and safety
- Ensure all employees receive the necessary personal protective equipment before entering a worksite
- Manage internships, Learner ships and leadership development programs
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management - Human Resources Management
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg12.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Education
University of Venda
Thohoyandou12.1995
Skills
- CCMA
- Bargaining council conciliation
- Arbitration
- Dealing with strikes
- Industrial action management
- Drafting disciplinary hearing charges
- Preparing bundles for hearings
- Witness preparation for hearings
- Drafting written warnings
- Drafting final warnings
- Grievance resolution
- Dispute resolution
- Section 189 implementation
- Section 197 implementation
- Short time implementation
- Layoff implementation
- Policy formulation
- Policy updating
- Consultation with organised labour
- Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997
- Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998
- Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995
- Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993
- Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993
- Workmen's Compensation Act of 1941
- Public speaking
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving
- Calm under pressure
- Team building
- Strategic planning
- Leadership
- Resourcefulness
- Multilingual
Custom
- LEWIS STORES, Mr. Neil Jansen, Group HR Director, 083 383 1444, neil.jansen2109@gmail.com
- CAST PRODUCTS SOUTH AFRICA, Dr Dolly Makole, Procurement/HR Lead, 0833946494, makoletd@gmail.com
- ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE, Ms. Olga Daswa, HR Lead, 072 414 0157, olgakhoza@gmail.com
Personal Information
- Available: Immediately
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African
Timeline
Head of Employee Relations – Contract
Daybreak Foods
04.2024 - 12.2024
Senior Employee Relations Manager
Cast Products South Africa
01.2021 - 04.2024
Group Employee Relations Manager
Anova Health Institute
11.2018 - 12.2020
Employee Relations Manager
Makro
10.2017 - 10.2018
Senior Human Resources Manager
Lewis Stores
01.2016 - 09.2017
Human Resources Manager
Rheinmetall Denel Munition
01.2014 - 12.2015
Divisional Human Resource Manager
Lewis Stores
01.2010 - 12.2013
Human Resources Manager
Bombela CJV - Gautrain Project
11.2006 - 12.2009
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management - Human Resources Management
University of Johannesburg
Bachelor of Arts - Education
University of Venda
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