Labour Relations Specialist

Union: NonUnion
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Labour Relations
Reports to: Senior Director Labour Relations
Work Model: Hybrid
Grade: N0:07
Salary Range: To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN Compensation Policy
Hours: 37.5 Hours per Week
Shifts: Mon Fri
Status: Permanent FullTime
Closing Date: February 5 2025

Duties

• Assist in planning developing and implementing labour relations strategies including policies programs and procedures
• Advise on the interpretation of service clerical and clinical collective agreements organizational policies compensation and benefit programs for unionized employees
• Assist with bargaining preparation including conducting research costing and survey analysis
• Actively participate in the negotiation of the organizations various collective agreements by taking notes and contributing to the collaborative dialogue in the management caucus room
• Assist with postbargaining preparation including editing collective agreements partnering with payroll on retro payments responding to manager and employee inquiries related to the implementation of the ratified collective agreement
• Assist with the preparation for mediation and/or arbitration and provide advice on grievance resolution
• Assist with drafting grievance settlement documents
• Correspond with Union Partners on assigned labour relations responsibilities
• Assist with maintaining and monitoring the labour relations inbox
• Assist with designing and developing labour relations training modules
• Participate in continuous labour relations improvement initiatives

Qualifications :

• A University degree with a focus on Labour Relations/Human Resources or specialized College diploma in this field and a minimum of three years of progressively responsible administrative experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in coordination of Labour relations activities including collective agreement costing analytics and metric reporting
• Advanced Excel skills including using pivot tables vlook up etc.
• Knowledge of collective bargaining and grievance/arbitration processes is considered an asset
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Proven ability to maintain and work with confidential and timesensitive information
• Effective time management and organizational skills with attention to detail
• Strong analytical/interpretative and problemsolving skills
• Demonstrated initiative flexibility and the ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Proficient computer skills that include word processing spreadsheets databases Microsoft Outlook presentation packages and records management applications.

Additional Information :

Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages 
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP )
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment 
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts onsite gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.  

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime