Director, Labour Relations and Employee Relations | Centre of Excellence - Jobs in Burlington

Job Description

Job DescriptionHow You #39;ll Make an Impact:Reporting to the VP Human Resources, this role is responsible for leading labour relations across Canada for all business segments as well as building the Labouramp; Employee Relations Centre of Excellence. The Director will partner HR Business Partner team and in-house legal team to drive positive labour and employee relations and strengthening of manager capabilities. S/he will be responsible for establishing and maintaining satisfactory labour-management relations and the formulation and administration of company #39;s labour relations policy; represent management in labour relations, including negotiation, interpretation, and administration of collective bargaining agreements, mediations and arbitrations. The Director will design systems and processes to ensure a high degree of compliance and best practices are applied to managing employee relations.Strategic:

• Define a Labour and Employee Relations strategy in alignment with the overall business objectives.
• Represent Sodexo Canada management in labour relations, including the negotiation, interpretation, and administration of collective bargaining agreements.
• Lead the labour relations team, to support and implement effective labour relations strategies aligned to Sodexo’s labour strategy and framework.
• Design and implement effective employee relations programs to drive a culture of accountability at all levels.
• Provide overview of HR-related legislative changes for communication to management and Human Resources staff.
• Establish and produce all employment and labour related metric data and for internal stakeholders.
• Advise operational units and work with senior executives on sensitive matters of strategic importance.
• Facilitate the development of labour and employee relations policy and practices to ensure alignment with overall business framework.
• In partnership with key stakeholders, oversee and facilitate the development of bargaining strategy and plans to ensure economicamp; non-economic mandates align to company objectives, and contingencies to protect operational continuity.
• Provides leadership and expertise in the development of positive employee relations programs, including training, assessment, and risk mitigation programs.
• Maintains strong collaborative relationships with Business Segments, Transversal and Service Ops teams, Total Rewards, and other key stakeholders.
• Leads or advises on other labouramp; employee relations initiatives as required.
• Perform due diligence related to business opportunities.

Capability Building:

• Drives process and systems to build sustainable labour and employee relations practices across all business segments.
• Provide advice and guidance, tools, and resources, as required to manage employee and labour relations matters.
• Respond to union organizing drives, certification, decertification, and employee list applications including preparation of necessary documentation, communications, and training.
• Leverage regional or local resources to build excellence and competency in labour and employee relations.
• Provide leadership, training, and support for planning and conducting effective collective bargaining and or administration of the CBA, including interpretation, grievance/arbitration, past practice management, mid-contract changes, developing memorandum of settlements.
• Monitor and understand changes to applicable jurisprudence and legislation and incorporate such changes into policies and processes as necessary.
• Identify and drive best practices in labour and employee relations.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable provincial laws.

Stakeholder Management:

• Build and manage constructive relationships with external and internal stakeholders to drive business objectives, compliance and culture of accountability.
• Serve as a strategic consultant and work with operations to positively impact the business.
• Advise and proactively communicate with segment business leaders, HR Managers/HRBPs, and the Legal team regarding requirements in compliance, employee relations, and labour relations.
• Establishes a robust communication plan related to Employee Relations and Labour Relations topics.
• Networks with other leading organizations in similar space through industry associations to identify emerging trends and best practices.
• Lead a regular cadence of internal key stakeholder connections including but not limited to HR, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Business Segments.
• Member of the Canadian Human Resources Leadership team.

Policiesamp; Practice Ownership:

• Leverage existing or develop training on HR-related policies and procedures to promote Sodexo’s commitment to an environment of respect and fair treatment.
• Ensures understanding and monitors compliance with relevant legislation, labour law, industry-level agreements, and any applicable internal company/workforce agreements.
• Design, implement and monitor adherence to Performance Improvement Process to ensure a high degree of compliance to employee relations’ matters.
• Partner with HR Lead to ensure appropriate escalation of complex and highly sensitive HR-related investigations.
• Establish a case management system to identify gaps and required tools and resources for risk mitigation.
• Conduct and provide Labour Relations risk analysis and contract review.
• Perform Labour Relations audits to ensure the collective bargaining agreement is properly administered by the unit.
• Provide support to operations with acquisition and/or divestiture of the business.