Group Human Resources Manager

To manage and coordinate all human-resource functions across the Group, ensuring effective recruitment, employee administration, labour-law compliance, employee relations, performance management, training and implementation of consistent HR policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Employee Administration

• Manage recruitment and selection processes.
• Prepare and maintain employment contracts and employee documentation.
• Ensure new employees complete the required onboarding documentation.
• Maintain accurate personnel files and employee records.
• Coordinate employee transfers between Group companies where required.
• Ensure changes to employee information are properly recorded.

• Coordinate payroll inputs with the relevant payroll/accounting personnel.
• Monitor employee attendance, leave and absenteeism.
• Oversee the operation and administration of the company's clocking/attendance systems.
• Investigate discrepancies between attendance records and payroll.
• Ensure overtime, leave and other payroll information is properly authorised.

• Manage disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Ensure disciplinary processes are conducted fairly and consistently.
• Assist management with poor performance, absenteeism and misconduct matters.
• Maintain appropriate records of disciplinary and employee-relations matters.
• Assist managers and supervisors with labour-related issues.

• Develop, implement and maintain Group HR policies and procedures.
• Ensure employment practices comply with applicable South African labour legislation.
• Maintain required employment documentation and records.
• Coordinate employment-equity, UIF, compensation and other applicable HR compliance requirements with the relevant professionals.
• Keep management informed of significant HR and labour-law developments.

• Implement performance-management processes.
• Assist managers with setting employee responsibilities and performance standards.
• Monitor probation periods and ensure reviews are completed.
• Assist with performance improvement processes where required.

• Identify training requirements across the Group.
• Coordinate employee training and development.
• Maintain training records.
• Assist with skills development and relevant workplace training programmes.

• Act as the central HR contact for employees and management.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee information.
• Promote professional conduct and effective communication within the workplace.
• Assist management with organisational structures, staffing requirements and remuneration reviews.
• Provide HR reports to Group management.
• Conduct HR audits across the various companies.
• Ensure HR practices are consistently applied across the Group.

The Group HR Manager is accountable for accurate employee records, effective recruitment and onboarding, attendance administration, labour-law compliance, employee relations, performance management and consistent implementation of Group HR policies.