HR Associate Advisor – Employee Relations

Accountabilities:

• Partner with HR and business leaders to develop proactive and positive employee and labour relations strategies and initiatives that drive business objectives.
• Coach Line Managers and HR Business Partners in disciplinary and grievance processes.
• Ensure timely reporting for investigations within the Service Level Agreements.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance team to ensure appropriate investigation of issues/ complaints and actions are taken accordingly.
• Manage the formal investigation process including documentation for harassment, discrimination, ethical and conflict of interest complaints/issues and any others of a highly sensitive nature.
• Handle speak ups Routine/ Referrals cases within his/her area in a timely manner.
• Research current and potential labour relations problems, opportunities and evaluates their impact within his/her area.
• Proactively evaluate potential employment law or policy compliance gaps based on a thorough understanding of the company’s obligations, and take action to address those gaps, consulting legal experts as appropriate.
• Advice and train managers and supervisors to help ensure that all employer-employee relationships in the organization are conducted in a way that complies with relevant collective agreements, individual employment contracts, regulations, laws, and the organization’s employment policies and standards.
• Identify trends and improve Employee Relations policies and processes with clear audit trails.
• Serve as an expert in the centre of the associate relation of excellence and evaluate the efficiency and implementation of current programs, making suggestions for changes as appropriate.