Lead, Labour and Employee Relations Specialist
1 day ago
About the Role:
The Lead, Labour and Employee Relations Specialist will play a key role in enhancing and maintaining a positive work environment for all employees at Meridia Recruitment Solutions. Reporting to the Manager, Labour and Workplace Experience, this position will support employee/labour relations within the institution, working closely with the People & Culture Department.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage routine labour relations and human resource inquiries related to policies, procedures, and collective agreements.
- Support relationship building with all administrative and unionized groups.
- Provide support and guidance to management officers to ensure best practices are followed and collective agreements are correctly interpreted and applied.
- Support the implementation of a restorative mediation approach to problem solving to continue the enhancement of maintaining healthy and positive relationships across the institution.
- Support employee and labour relations matters on some issues, including performance management, progressive discipline up to and including termination, workplace investigations, grievance management, and resolution.
- Ensure grievances, appeals, discipline, and arbitration are appropriately directed, tracked, and monitored with adequate follow-up.
- Initiate research and compile necessary data to assist with the generation of reports and department planning.
- Support the preparation of, and participate as needed in Arbitrations and in Collective Bargaining sessions.
- Working with both academic and operational leadership to ensure all collective agreement deadlines are met.
- Utilize all collective agreements, policies, procedures, regulations, and initiatives, and legislative requirements to support effective people management.
- Maintain ongoing awareness of all changes to federal and provincial legislation pertaining to labour and employee relations.
- Provide training, as required, on all applicable collective agreements.
- Develop and maintain effective liaison with staff and faculty unions, including active participation on their respective Joint Consultative Committees (JCC) as required.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, or a related discipline.
- A minimum of five years of experience in the Labour Relations field in a unionized environment or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience required.
- Sound judgment, attention to detail, adaptability, and an ability to work under challenging time constraints and varying conditions.
- Demonstrated experience using a consultative and collaborative approach in building relationships.
- Demonstrated excellence in both verbal and written communications.
- Experience working with Indigenous communities, with demonstrated knowledge of Indigenous ways of knowing, understanding, and being is considered an asset.
- Extensive knowledge of various employment laws and practices, including but not limited to: the Employment Standards Act; Labour Relations Act; Ontario Human Rights Code; Occupational Health and Safety Act; Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
- Critical thinking, conflict management, and project management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to deal with the myriad of individuals and organizations.
- Ability to maintain privileged and confidential information.
- Ability to handle multiple assignments and prioritize activities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in the use of computer applications for collaboration.
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