Industrial Relations Practitioner

This logistics group in Bellville needs an HR person who knows labour law and the shop floor. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

You'll be based at a logistics group in Bellville. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Advise line managers on the Labour Relations Act and the BCEA.
• Chair or initiate disciplinary hearings and write up the outcome.
• Compile the Employment Equity report and the Workplace Skills Plan.
• Coordinate training and submit SETA grant claims on time.
• Run exit interviews and report turnover each quarter.
• Update HR policies when labour law changes.

• CCMA experience, at least at conciliation
• Confident facilitating hard conversations with managers and unions
• At least 3 years as an HR officer or generalist
• A degree or diploma in HR management, labour relations or industrial psychology
• Solid working knowledge of the LRA, BCEA and EEA

• SABPP registration
• Skills development facilitator (SDF) training
• Experience on a unionised site or in a bargaining council sector

• Medical aid and provident fund contributions
• Company car or travel allowance for site visits
• Annual performance bonus
• CPD and SABPP fees paid

• Quantify your IR work: how many hearings, CCMA cases and outcomes; that is what HR managers check first.
• Prepare for a case-study question on dismissing an employee fairly, and walk through procedure and substance.