Employee Relations Advisor
Published On:
9th, May 2023
Closes on:
17th, May 2023
Job closed
Job Description
We are seeking to strengthen our HR support to the business by recruiting a highly motivated individual for the position of Employee Relations Advisor. This is a stretching role and requires a self-directed professional with ambition to grow, develop their career and most importantly passionate about people.
Reporting to the Head, Employee Relations & Welfare, the role holder will develop and maintain a conducive employee relations atmosphere, provide guidance and advise the business on labour laws/practice, discipline and grievance issues and co-ordinate staff welfare functions.
Responsibilities:
- Liaise with team leaders to ensure consistency of disciplinary procedures in the network.
- Study reported disciplinary cases and advise on the relevant disciplinary actions.
- Study investigation and audit reports and take relevant disciplinary action.
- Communicate disciplinary decisions to line managers and ensure proper implementations of actions
- Investigate and respond to all queries raised by the Union or line managers on staff disciplinary matters.
- Organize and constitute the Disciplinary Hearing Panel and staff discipline matters.
- Co-ordinate in liaison with the Bank’s advocates all litigation cases for ex-staff and attend to Industrial Court as the Bank’s Witness on all litigation matters.
- Support Bank subsidiaries in handling disciplinary matters when called upon.
- Provide expert advice to line managers on legal implications of disciplinary actions as they relate to the labour laws.
- Act as a centre of expertise for the organization on matters pertaining to employee relations.
- Seek support for the Bank’s employee relations strategy from stakeholders.
- Monitor on a regular basis changes in labour laws and keep managers informed.
- Undertake regular consultations and negotiations with the Union.
- Attend to and represent the Bank at the Ministry of Labour conciliation meetings.
- Liaise with Kenya Bankers Association and Kenya Institute of Bankers on employment related matters.
- Ensure the Bank’s HR policies are aligned to the existing labour laws.
- Represent the Bank and participate in Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations with the Union.
- Ensure that the Bank applies and practices the best labour practices and that the Bank adheres to all provision of labor laws and other relevant statues.
Requirements: