Human Resources Published: Employee Relations Manager - M3 Khomanani Kempton Park

Sandvik Mining is a global leading supplier in equipment and tools, parts, service and technical solutions for the mining and infrastructure industries. Applications include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunnelling and quarrying. We are proud to be recognized on the Forbes Top 50 Global Employers List.

The Employee Relations Manager is responsible for developing, leading and executing the employee relations strategy across the Southern Africa region. The role oversees all employee relations policies, processes, investigations, disciplinary and grievance matters, dispute resolution, industrial relations activities, and Employment Equity compliance initiatives. The role provides expert guidance on employee and labour relations matters, ensuring compliance with Southern African labour legislation and fostering a positive, productive, and inclusive workplace culture.

The incumbent leads a team of Employee Relations Specialists and partners closely with business leaders to proactively identify, mitigate, and resolve employee relations risks while fostering a fair, legally compliant, and high-performance workplace culture. The role also serves as the custodian of Employment Equity strategy, reporting, and transformation initiatives across the organization.

Through effective stakeholder engagement, leadership of the ER team, data-driven insights, and sound judgement, the Employee Relations Manager helps minimise legal and organisational risk, enhance employee experience, and support the achievement of business goals.

• Develop and implement the Employee Relations strategy aligned to business objectives across the Southern Africa region.
• Establish a proactive employee relations framework focused on risk mitigation, compliance, employee engagement, and organisational effectiveness.
• Lead the review and enhancement of employee relations policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Monitor labour legislation, employment trends, collective bargaining developments, and employee relations best practices across Southern Africa.
• Identify emerging employee relations risks and implement preventative strategies and interventions.
• Provide strategic employee relations guidance to leadership teams, HR stakeholders, and business leaders.
• Drive programmes that promote fair, respectful, equitable, and consistent employee treatment across the organisation.

• Oversee disciplinary, grievance, poor performance, incapacity, misconduct, harassment, discrimination, whistleblowing, ethics and conflict management processes.
• Review recommendations and ensure consistency of disciplinary outcomes across the organisation.
• Provide expert guidance and support to managers and employees on complex employee relations issues and workplace practices.
• Lead and coordinate corrective actions arising from investigations and employee relations matters.

• Manage relationships with unions, works councils, and employee representative structures.
• Lead collective bargaining, consultation, and engagement processes.
• Manage CCMA, Labour Court, bargaining council, and equivalent labour dispute processes across the region.
• Represent the organisation in labour forums and dispute resolution proceedings.
• Partner with legal advisors, external labour consultants, and relevant authorities.
• Analyse bargaining trends, labour market developments, and legislative changes and recommend appropriate business responses.

• Lead the Employment Equity strategy and implementation across the organisation.
• Oversee Employment Equity reporting, submissions, and statutory compliance requirements.
• Monitor workforce demographics and progress against Employment Equity targets.
• Partner with Talent, HR, and business leaders to improve workforce representation and transformation outcomes.
• Support and influence diversity, equity, inclusion, and transformation initiatives across the Southern Africa region.

• Ensure compliance with labour legislation, employment regulations, and organisational policies across all applicable jurisdictions.
• Conduct employee relations and Employment Equity compliance audits.
• Maintain employee relations governance frameworks and reporting standards.
• Ensure consistent application of workplace policies and procedures across the organisation.

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