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City of Toronto HR CONSULTANT (LABOUR RELATIONS) in Toronto, Ontario
HR CONSULTANT (LABOUR RELATIONS)
Job ID: 50282
Division & Section: People & Equity, Employee Relations
Work Location: METRO HALL, 55 John Street Toronto
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, 1 Permanent Vacancy
Salary: $86,716.00-$112,255.00, TM1267 and wage grade 6
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: Non-Union
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 16-SEPT-2024 to 1-OCT-2024
Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of over 2.9 million people.Consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities, Toronto is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture.
Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2024, the City of Toronto promotes professional development and is committed to providing opportunities to lead, learn and grow. We value integrity, reliability and fairness, and we embrace the diversity of the people we work with and serve.
Our People and Equity Division delivers critical functions within the City's complex multi-site, multi- division, multi stakeholder and union and non-unionized environment. A team of approximately 42,000 employees are the driving force behind the City's ability to provide programs and services to residents, business and visitors to this community.
Get ready for a human resources career like no other: join our expanding Employee Relations team as an HR Consultant, (Labour Relations) and work for the City you love!
We are looking for Labour Relations Consultants with a passion for labour relations and previous experience providing advice and support to a portfolio of divisions. In this permanent, full-time role, you will be responsible for advising on the interpretation and application of collective agreements, investigations and disciplinary action, the Labour Relations Act and other related employment legislation.
Major Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of a Manager, Employee Relations and direction from a Senior Consultant, the HR Consultant, (Labour Relations) is responsible for providing sound employee and labour relations advice to one or more assigned divisions.
Provides advice and guidance relative to employee and labour relations matters, the administration, interpretation and application of various collective agreements (Local 416, Local 79, Local 2998, Local 3888 or Construction Trades) and the handling of complaints/disputes and/or grievances for both union and excluded staff.
Works together with division managers and the employee and labour relations community to identify and resolve problems and establish processes and procedures in a cooperative and collaborative manner.
Performs thorough and effective complaint and grievance investigations, for both policy and individual matters, by conducting interviews and obtaining such documentation and other relevant data as may be required, conducts grievance meetings with unions, explores settlement options, prepares minutes of settlement and step 2 and 3 grievance responses.
Assists internal and where required, external legal counsel with the preparation and presentation of matters at arbitration, and before the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Acts as a spokesperson on or participates in various committees flowing from the collective agreements.
Works in partnership with the unions to resolve problems and develop cooperative collaborative workplace practices.
Investigates issues/concerns, both policy and individual, raised by the various unions, executive management and Council, and prepares summaries, recommendations and responses.
Coordinates and conducts mediation sessions with various unions and works with client divisions and unions to determine agenda items.
Provides support in preparing for and may participate in collective bargaining
May be required to coordinate information gathering, develop comparison library and monitor settlement trends, survey comparable organizations and summarize terms and conditions of employment, and liaise with Finance, People & Equity, Legal and others to secure necessary information.
May assist in the preparation and analysis of cost and benefit data for management and union proposals, and with drafting collective agreement language.
May review and analyze trends in labour and employee relations and other related legislative areas, including, but not limited to new developments in employment, employee rights, human rights, ESA and labour relations legislation, arbitration and applicable court decisions and settlement patterns.
Key Qualifications
Considerable experience in human resource services functions in a major unionized public or private sector organization related to Labour/Employee Relations.
Considerable and proven experience with consultation skills at all levels within the organization and demonstrated ability to interact with clients.
Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, negotiation and human relations skills.
Ability to maintain accurate and detailed documentation and records, both electronically and in hard copy.
Ability to exercise discretion and judgment and work independently and as a team lead or team member.
Ability to identify needs, and initiate, coordinate and manage projects. Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
A thorough knowledge of employment and related legislation (e.g., Ontario Labour Relations Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workers Safety and Insurance Act, Human Rights Code, Employment Standards Act), equity principles, contractual obligations and sound human resource practices.
Ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships with staff at all levels within the Employee Relations unit and corporate HR teams, client divisions, Legal and union officials.
CHRP designation, MIR or JD/LLB will be considered an asset.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City’s commitment toemployment equity (https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/content/Hiring-Policies-and-Statements/?locale=en_US) .
Accommodation
The City of Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs. Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request . Learn more about the City’sHiring Policies and Accommodation Process (https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/content/Hiring-Policies-and-Statements/?locale=en_US) .