Group Human Resources Manager

Reference: DBN000123-Melo-1

Our client, a leading organisation with a diverse group of companies, is seeking an experienced and dynamic Group HR Manager to oversee and coordinate all human resource functions across the Group. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving effective HR practices, ensuring compliance with South African labour legislation, managing employee relations, overseeing recruitment and employee administration, and implementing consistent HR policies and procedures across all Group companies. The ideal candidate must possess strong leadership and organisational skills, sound knowledge of labour legislation, excellent communication abilities, and the capacity to provide strategic HR support to management while ensuring efficient day-to-day HR operations. Duties & Responsibilities Job Purpose
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.

Payroll & Attendance

• 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.

Employee Relations

• 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.

Policies & Compliance

• 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.

Performance Management

• 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.

Training & Development

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

General HR Management

• 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.

Performance Accountability
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. Package & Remuneration R - Market related