Employee & Labour Relations Manager

Job summary

Lead and coach a Human Resources team while advising leaders on conflict management, workplace relationships, accommodations, disability management, and employee engagement. Support grievance resolution, disciplinary decisions, and collective bargaining through research, documentation, proposal costing, and recordkeeping.

Job details

Provides leadership and guidance to a team of Human Resources professionals Coaches leaders and administrators in conflict management and maintains positive workplace relationships and constructive union-management relations Monitors and evaluates Human Resources metrics to identify areas for improvement Provides guidance on workplace accommodations and disability management Contributes to creating a positive employee experience by championing initiatives and projects that enhance employee engagement, well-being, attendance, and retention Supports grievance resolution process including conducting research, writing grievance replies, preparing memoranda of settlements. Reviews and advises on disciplinary matters including termination letters, and related documentation to ensure consistency and compliance. Supports collective bargaining process including conducting research, writing bargaining proposals, costing bargaining proposals, and maintaining collective bargaining records. Bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations, Human Resources Management, Psychology, or other relevant specialization; A minimum of five years of experience in Employee and Labour Relations in a unionized workplace is required (health care sector strongly preferred); Minimum three (3) years of leadership experience, including staff supervision, coaching and performance management. Extensive knowledge of the areas of expertise listed above; Significant experience in conflict management and dispute resolution; and CHRP is an asset.

What you’ll do

Lead and coach a Human Resources team while advising leaders on conflict management, workplace relationships, accommodations, disability management, and employee engagement. Support grievance resolution, disciplinary decisions, and collective bargaining through research, documentation, proposal costing, and recordkeeping.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations, Human Resources Management, Psychology, or a related specialization is required, along with at least five years of employee and labour relations experience in a unionized workplace; healthcare experience is strongly preferred. Candidates also need at least three years of leadership experience, extensive relevant expertise, and significant conflict management and dispute resolution experience; CHRP is an asset.

Listed skills

• Coaching · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Employee Relations
• Labour Relations
• Human Resources Leadership
• Staff Supervision
• Coaching
• Performance Management
• Conflict Management
• Dispute Resolution
• Union-Management Relations
• Grievance Resolution
• Collective Bargaining
• Workplace Accommodations
• Disability Management
• Employee Engagement
• Human Resources Metrics
• Attendance and Retention

Job areas

• Human Resources
• Management & Leadership
• Healthcare

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