Ville : Burnaby

Catégorie : Human Resources

Industrie : Insurance

Employeur : Pacific Blue Cross

If you’re someone with a passion for designing and implementing strategies for labour relations, ability management, and leading a team while moving into a great career opportunity with a local not-for-profit health insurance provider, we want to hear from you.

Your leadership, labour relations, ability management, performance management, and organizational effectiveness skills all lead to Pacific Blue Cross being able to provide sustainable healthcare.

We offer an attractive compensation and benefits package and work-life balance. Our workplace culture values health and wellness, diversity and equality, continuing education, environmental sustainability and giving back to the community.

We are now recruiting for a permanent Manager, Labour Relations in our Human Resources team. The role will be working from home and from our head office in Burnaby, BC. Apply this week if you would like to take on this role.

Key Ways This Position Makes An Impact

The Manager, Labour Relations provides leadership in designing and implementing strategies and programs related to labour relations and ability management, leading a team of professionals by providing regular coaching and leadership, and supporting initiatives across HR to meet departmental objectives. This role plays a lead role in creating, negotiating, and implementing COVID-19 related policies and agreements.

In this role, you will work with a tactical plan in line with corporate objectives, work to ensure the PBC strategic plan is met, and provide business leaders with guidance around performance management, labour relations, and employee wellness.

This role will work on assessing business needs and help develop HR policies, programs, and strategies to meet those needs. Providing coaching and support to business leaders by using these practices will help with labour relations issues, performance management, disability and attendance management, grievance resolution, and progressive discipline.

You would manage the grievance procedure, prepare for arbitration and Tribunal hearings and prepare Letters of Agreement for the Collective Agreement.

This role would help develop and implement strategies to help with ability (disability) management by working with the Ability Management Advisor and being on committees related to health of employees.

In this role, you would handle escalated client issues and assist employees dealing with difficult inquiries from all stakeholders.

Key Experiences You Bring To This Role

• Minimum five years previous related experience in labour/employee relations, advising managers on all employee relations matters in a unionized environment with experience in grievance management and conflict resolution
• A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a related field such as business administration, commerce with a specialization in Human Resources, or an equivalent field
• Extensive knowledge of labour relations and employment legislation and practice
• Strong analytical and communication skills that can persuade others and gain consensus

If you’re excited about taking on this opportunity, we invite you to apply today and start the conversation with us about this position.

Together we can create a healthier British Columbia through teamwork, exceptional service and accountability that will help improve sustainable healthcare.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications will be reviewed daily and the position will remain open until filled.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and employees feel empowered to freely participate and contribute regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability, education level, parental status, or socioeconomic status. PBC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.

To request an accommodation in completing this application, pre-employment testing, interviewing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to careers@pac.bluecross.ca