Labour & Employee Relations Manager

15 hours ago

Markham, Canada Sienna Senior Living Full time

We are Sienna Senior Living, a publicly traded company (TSX:SIA) and one of Canada’s leading owners and operators of seniors’ residences. We offer care, support, services and housing in Retirement and Long Term Care to seniors/residents and their families. And we truly believe it is a privilege to serve Canada’s seniors, ensuring they live fulfilling lives with the utmost comfort, dignity and respect.

At Sienna, we empower our 12,000 team members to help our residents live the life they desire and deserve. We provide our team members the tools and support to deliver excellent clinical care and elevate the resident experience through choice, personalization, and community engagement.

What Sienna Offers:
We are a purpose driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. And we offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:

- A competitive salary and vacation package
- Health & Dental benefits program
- RRSP with employer match
- Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
- Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
- Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
- A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs
- Hybrid Work Model - Working from our Head Office 4x a week

What You’ll Be Doing:

- Manages and/or advises on labour/ employee relation trends, grievances, and arbitrations for all client groups.
- Manages /reviews/analyze issues escalated from client group related to labour relation or implementation of collective agreements.
- Provides trend analysis and recommendation to VP of Labour and Employee Relations and senior executive team to mitigate possible risk to the organization.
- Leads labour negotiations for a variety of collective agreements, by researching industry data, identifying trends, surveying client groups, developing employer proposals, participating on negotiation committee and assisting with the provincial implementation of the memorandum of settlement.
- Supports Human Resources Business Partners (“HRBP”) and Labour Relations Specialist when matters have been escalated from client group.

What you need to know:

- Minimum 5 years of Labour Relations experience in a unionized environment, with an emphasis on multi-site collective agreement locations.
- Demonstrated knowledge/experience of leading collective agreement negotiations.
- Strong knowledge/experience with interpretation of collective agreements.
- Broad knowledge of employment legislation: Labour Relations Act, Occupational Health & Safety Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, Human Rights Code, Employment Standards Act, etc.
- Demonstrated experience in being innovative, taking initiative, and being proactive.
- Strong consultation/facilitation, analytical, communication and strategic thinking skills are required.
- Demonstrated professionalism, excellent interpersonal skills.
- You must be legally eligible to work in Canada or have a valid work/study permit
- You must successfully pass a Criminal Check

Bonus points for having:

- Previous Experience in Health Care and OR Long Term Care is considered an asset.
- Sienna Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process._

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