Employee & Labour Relations Coordinator

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Employee & Labour Relations Coordinator

**Requisition ID**:3106**Location**:Surrey, British Columbia, CA, V3S 1X6**Pay Type**:
**WHO IS LAFARGE?**
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 7,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

**WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?**
Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.
- Overview:
- Lafarge is currently looking for a someone who has a passion for Labour Relations, and possesses strong communication, research and administration skills. Based out of the Surrey Plant this is a fantastic opportunity to start your career in Human Resources with a focus on Labour Relations. Come join and grow your career with an industry leader. The Employee and Labour Relations Coordinator will have an opportunity to experience and contribute to many different aspects of Lafarge. The position will focus on researching various Labour Relations issues and best practices, providing general HR and LR project support, and assisting with key administrative duties. Excellence is measured by timely submission of accountabilities while ensuring a high degree of accuracy. The individual in this position must be a self-starter, able to work independently and who is committed to maintaining absolute confidentiality and professionalism.**Structure**:
The incumbent will report directly to the Employee and Labour Relations Manager and the Employee & Labour Relations Business Partner for Western Canada. The successful individual will also work with our Shared HR services center as well as the market Human Resources Managers and payroll administrators. Reaching out to internal and external stakeholders and resources to obtain needed information and to complete tasks will be an expectation.- Summary:
- Safety Culture: Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environments and areas
- Academic Research: Gather, consolidate, review and analyze Labour and Employee Relations data, both internal and external
- Communication: Present research findings both verbally and in writing
- Other: Perform all other duties as required.
- Responsibilities:
**_Labour Relations:_**
- Assist with preparation for, and possibly participate in collective bargaining.
- Research and analyze wages and benefits to help lead negotiator prepare bargaining recommendations
- Research and prepare rate comparisons including an analysis of internal and external/competitor rates.
- Prepare the costing model for negotiations and further develop the existing model.
- Coordinate the preparation of the mandate book in conjunction with other members of the applicable business
- Includes preparing demographic information
- Summarizing previous collective agreement and highlights, where relevant, from the last round of bargaining
- Analyzing competitive landscape
- Summarizing financial data provided by the operation
- Summarizing risk and contingency plans where applicable
- Take detailed notes in bargaining sessions
- Assist with drafting the agenda, counter offers and the Memorandum of Agreement with direction from the lead negotiator/bargaining committee.
- Track monthly CPI changes. Use this information to update graphs comparing Lafarge wage increases to CPI.
- Assist in interpretation and preparation of collective agreement summaries and submit to the ABS for payroll purposes.
- Review and draft the collective agreements
- Assist in preparation for Arbitrations and possibly attend as an observer
- Assist with tracking of arbitrations, grievances and Human Rights claims as needed.

**_Employee Relations and Compensations/Benefits:_**
- Assist with investigations
- May include conducting interviews, producing final report and providing recommendations
- Assist in the review of employee benefit plans and preparation of recommendations.
- Handle employee relations’ issues as assigned.

**_Human Resources (as needed by HR Team):_**
- Take ownership of all