Employee Relations Officer

dis-chem pharmacies has an opportunity available for an employee relations officer to join the head office team in midrand. You will be required to administrate all hr-labour relations activities and/or administrative queries relating to the department according to industry and dis-chem standards.

minimum requirements…

• matric or equivalent senior certificate
• minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience
• qualification in human resource management

• 2nd additional language – read, write and speak well.

• ensure that all hr/ir filing are kept up to date.
• manage and update the labour relations section on
• ensure all travel arrangements are booked well in advance for any departmental travels.
• liaise with, provide feedback and work closely with the group hr manager.
• ensure day-to-day hr/ir advice is communicated to managers with regards to provident fund/ coida/
• disabilities and general labour issues when needed.
• ensure compliance through audits and check the hr processes on branch level quarterly basis.
• keep up to date with current and new labour legislations developments (employment equity act, workplace skills development act, bcea, lra, uif, coida, ohsa, etc.) as well as developments in the
• human resources field.
• assist in the typing up, formulating and implementation of hr/lr documents (new process to follow).
• keeping all labour relations templates up to date.
• prepare documentation on department of labour inspections and submit and distribute
• documentation through to the relevant managers.
• updating all applicable spread sheets for analysis of membership for all hairdressing, cosmetology,
• beauty and skincare employees’ appointments and resignations at the bargaining council.
• ensure union membership is updated and monthly reports submitted to union and group hr
• manager.
• compiling statistics on union members for group hr manager & regional managers on a monthly basis.

• ensure the following gets done with regards to policies and procedures administration.
• ensure that all the policies & procedures are in dis-chem format.
• place and communicate updated policies & procedures on intranet.
• ensure that labour relations admin newsletters are created and updated on an annual basis.
• compiling and/or communicating updated labour relations admin newsletters on an annual basis.
• communicating and/or issuing policies and procedure documentation to new stores to open.
• communicating and/or issue policies and procedure documentation to current stores upon request.
• send legal posters (bcea, ohsa, ee) to current stores upon request.
• ensure the following gets done with regards to ccma administration
• ensure ccma trackers and notice boards are up to date.
• administrate and communicate ccma set downs.
• compile monthly data/ statistics/ for hr/ir reporting regarding, terminations (dismissals – with reasons, resignations, death, etc.), warnings issued in the dis-chem group, ccma disputes, employee stats, provident fund progress report, travel and department expenses and department leave reports.
• submit objections against arbitrations after conciliation.
• request and receive all applicable referral documentation from the ccma offices nationally.
• request and receive all procedural documents from applicable stores and departmental managers.
• coordinate all witnesses’ attendances to ccma hearings
• prepare all procedural files and bundles for conciliations, arbitrations, con/arb processes, conciliations in limine’s, rescission hearings, investigation of previous ccma cases/legislation on a adhoc basis.
• ensure the following gets done with regards to provident fund administration:
• funeral claims – ensure all documentation is received, claims are finalised and payments made to the family.
• death claims – arrange meetings and ensure all documentation received in meetings with families is correct and claims gets finalised.
• disability – register and gather documentation to ensure claims get finalised.
• communicate with stores or family members regarding pay outs of the fund.
• communicate all relevant information to brokers and liberty life.
• compile statistics and progress reports on…