Employee & Labour Relations Consultant

2 weeks ago

Kingston, Canada Providence Care Full time

Employee & Labour Relations Consultant, People Services

**Full Time**

**$83.401, 05 - $98.104,05 Reference#:22-761 A**

The Employee & Labour Relations Consultant (ERC) provides leadership of the on-going development and

improvement of the labour relations environment by providing timely, expert and strategic professional advice to

managers on a wide range of labour relations matters while maintaining a focus on the interests, goals and values

of the organization. The ERC functions in a lead role in grievance, arbitration, investigation and collective

bargaining processes and ensures consistency in the management of labour relations issues within the

organization. The ERC applies a solid knowledge and understanding of employer obligations under collective

agreements, legislative requirements and organizational policies and procedures to their daily work. The ERC

works closely with management and labour representatives to guide the transformation of the organizational

culture by promoting a focus on effective communication between stakeholders, interest-based and alternative

dispute resolution and strategic labour relations planning and decision making.***

**Role Responsibilities**
- Acting as Chief Negotiator, manages the collective bargaining process including formulating the employer

negotiation strategy; conducting necessary internal and external research and data collection; conducting
demand setting with impacted managers; drafting collective agreement language; developing
- management’s proposal- Manages complaint/grievance process including providing professional advice to managers through

formal complaint stages; facilitating grievance meetings; conducting related case law research, and;
negotiating and drafting settlements
- Manages the referral of grievances at the arbitration stage determining strategic file management and

arbitrator selection; conducts related research to support management’s proposals; contributes to the
draft of arbitration briefs; gathers and prepares evidence, exhibits, employer witnesses and managers;
presents cases at arbitration or acts as lead advisor to legal counsel and provides direction to counsel on
- Leads investigations into complex or critical allegations of employee misconduct including clarifying

allegations by developing and conducting interviews of complainant, respondent and witnesses; reaching
finding(s), and; advising management on response / course of action to ensure appropriateness,

defensibility and consistency with organizational priorities and values
- Conducts human resource impact and labour relations risk assessments of restructuring proposals,

collecting relevant information, analyzing information to develop outline of options and impacts, and
presenting analysis, risks and options to management
- Manages termination and layoff proceedings including preparing and providing disclosure information in

accordance with collective agreement; presenting information to impacted bargaining agents and

facilitating effective exchange of information as required to explore and implement mitigating strategies;
preparing employee documentation; coordinating and conducting employee notification meetings;
tracking employee elections and outcomes, and; managing process timelines
- Guides managers and assists in the facilitation/mediation of discussions with and between employees to

address interpersonal issues

**Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Masters of Industrial Relations required; law degree, or other post-secondary degree with focus in Labour
- Relations combined with at minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role- Minimum 2 years progressively responsible experience in labour relations field or 4 years progressively

responsible experience in human resources including labour relations responsibilities
- An equivalent combination of educational and work experience including leadership responsibilities in

dispute resolution and change management of labour relations matters may be considered
- Recent related experience in a unionized environment developing and interpreting policies, collective

agreements and relevant legislation, leading strategic dispute resolution and grievance/
mediation/arbitration proceedings required (health care experience preferred)

Located in Kingston, Providence Care is Southeastern Ontario’s leading provider of aging, mental health and
rehabilitative care. Continuing the legacy of our Founders, the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul,

Providence Care provides care and services at Providence Care Hospital, Providence Transitional Care Centre,

Providence Manor Long-Term Care home and community locations across Southeastern Ontario.

Providence Care is Fully-affiliated with Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College; Providence Care is a centre
for health care, education and research, and a member of the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario.

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