Labour Relations Manager

2 months ago

Kitchener, Canada Voyago Full time

Transdev Ontario is recruiting for a **Labour Relations Manager **to be based in our Kitchener, GTA (Etobicoke) or Hamilton office location.

**Your Role**:
**Key Responsibilities**
- Act as a strategic partner to assist the organization within a multi-faceted union and non-union landscape
- Act as a partner to leaders and HR Business Partners by providing knowledge of how to properly handle LR issues, and provide advice on resolution
- Lead negotiations for collective bargaining agreements (CBA) with unions, including preparation for negotiations, leading employer committee, and managing administration of negotiation process
- Serve as the main liaison between the union and management for labour-related matters, resolving disputes and handling employee grievances efficiently in a multi-union environment.
- Experience in preparing and representing the company in arbitration, mediation, and other legal proceedings related to labour disputes.
- Provide formal training and informal coaching to supervisors and managers on managing in a unionized environment including CBA interpretation, assessing disciplinary penalties, and accommodation processes
- Monitor changes to labour laws, union policies, and transportation regulations that could affect labour relations and workforce management.

**Requirements**:
**Your Profile**
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in labor relations, preferably in the transportation industry or another unionized environment.
- Proven experience in collective bargaining, grievance & arbitration handling, and labour law compliance in a unionized workforce.
- Exceptional negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to handle high-pressure situations, especially during labour disputes or contract negotiations.
- Proficiency in managing labour relations with geographically dispersed workforces and varied employee schedulesYou posses a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field
- You posses a Clean Criminal Record Search
- You posses a full G Ontario drivers license and a clean drivers abstract
- You are strategic, have a strong professional presence, and possess strong planning and organization skills
- You have the ability to interact with all levels of the organization with consultative, partnering, facilitating, and influencing/negotiating skills
- You are committed to strong integrity with ability to maintain confidentiality and ability to manage sensitive information
- You are highly motivated and a self-starter with ability to manage multiple priorities

**Working Conditions**:

- Full-time position, primarily in-office with some flexibility.
- Regional travel to support unionized locations and union business
- Extended hours may be required during negotiations, grievances, or arbitration periods.

**Benefits**

**Why work for us?**
- We offer comprehensive benefits packages for full time employees with an Employee and Family Assistance Program, a great company perks program and an Employee Referral Bonus for all staff
- We are an Award Winning company
- As a subsidiary of Transdev, we provide opportunities for a rewarding career with a growing, global transportation provider
- We focus on innovation and sustainable environmental initiatives
- We support the development, work-life balance and well-being of our employees
- We build a supportive corporate culture that encourages diversity and enables our people to flourish.
- We enable our employees to have a positive social impact by deploying sustainable mobility solutions.
- We offer our employees opportunities to build their own experience within a local, global Group

Voyago is committed to provide accommodation for individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Accommodations are available upon request of the internal or external applicant. If you require an accommodation due to a disability for an interview, please notify Human Resources directly to make appropriate arrangements when contacted for an interview.

**_ We thank all applicants however only those under consideration will be contacted._

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