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CURRICULUM VITAE of CARL MICHAEL LOWTON

PERSONAL DETAILS

RSA citizen ID number: 870-***-**** 086

EE profile: Coloured male

Languages: English (Home), Afrikaans

Driver’s licence: Code B (obtained March 2009)

Contact number: 083-***-****

Email address: ad3pgh@r.postjobfree.com

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

SD RECRUITMENT

MEDICAL AND GENERAL RECRUITMENT

2021/08 to present – HR Manager

Duties and skills include:

- Managing performance and disciplinary interventions.

- Facilitating grievances up to final resolution.

- Representing the company at the CCMA and Bargaining Council proceedings.

- Engaging with unions.

- Assisting with incident investigations and drafting incident reports.

- Advising Line Managers on leave matters and general personnel-related queries.

- Reviewing and issuing contracts for recruitment and promotions.

- Reviewing and updating policies and procedures.

- Capturing and submitting payroll input for office-based staff.

- Providing confirmations of employment (written and telephonic).

- Regular and ad hoc reporting to Senior Management.

- Assisting with first-line IT interventions.

- Reviewing and tracking operational documents (e.g. leases, SLAs, IT audits, etc.) LERC – LOWTON EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS CONSULTING

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS CONSULTANCY

2017/11 to present – Employee Relations Consultant (Continuous in background) Duties and skills include:

- Advising on and handling disciplinary processes and chairing disciplinary hearings.

- Providing guidance on probation, poor performance, and dealing with incapacity.

- Managing relationships with shopstewards and employee representatives.

- Advising on and assisting with CCMA and Bargaining Council proceedings.

- Providing compliance and practical guidance on retrenchment procedures.

- Drafting, reviewing and/or optimising employment contracts and disciplinary codes. PACKNSTACK

RETAIL SALES AND MERCHANDISING

2019/06 to 11/2020 – HR Officer (Mutual Agreement Termination) Duties and skills include:

- Coordinating disciplinary hearings (including drafting charges, advising and/or chairing).

- Facilitating grievances up to final resolution.

- Performing incapacity investigations and ensuring proper procedure is followed.

- Representing the company at the CCMA and Bargaining Council proceedings.

- Performing first-line engagement with unions.

- Advising Line Managers on leave matters and general personnel-related queries.

- Reviewing and issuing contracts for recruitment and promotions.

- Ensuring completeness of individual recruitment packs and checking payroll input for submission to Payroll.

- Providing confirmations of employment (written and telephonic).

- Ensuring relevant data is captured on HRM system (including capturing and checking).

- Regular and ad hoc reporting to management.

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BRAND ORCALO

OUTSOURCED CLIENT SERVICES – ONLINE SALES

2018/08 to 2019/06 – HR Officer (Resigned)

Duties and skills include:

- Setting up individual HR portfolios and developing processes and systems.

- Developing the internal and external recruitment function to attract and retain top talent.

- Developing the onboarding and induction process to welcome and orientate new staff.

- Managing employee relations to ensure healthy working relationships between management and staff.

- Coordinating the discipline function to ensure consistent and appropriate enforcement.

- Managing the performance monitoring function to maintain appropriate performance management.

- Coordinating and developing the attendance monitoring function to ensure accuracy of leave and attendance records.

- Managing and developing the termination portfolio to ensure correct recording of reasons, procedures and communications in respect of decisions.

LERC – LOWTON EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS CONSULTING

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS CONSULTANCY

2017/11 to present – Employee Relations Consultant (as above) TMS GROUP INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (AT CHEVRON REFINERY, MILNERTON) INDUSTRIAL SERVICES COMPANY

2015/02 to 2017/10 – Regional HR Manager (Retrenched) Duties and skills include:

- Managing industrial relations at plant and management level, including dealing with Shopstewards, Union representatives and Executives.

- Managing disciplinary matters with a focus on consistency and corrective measures.

- Representing the company at CCMA and Bargaining Council proceedings.

- Developing and maintaining systems to track the movement of hundreds of employees (permanent and project-based) across various teams.

- Managing recruitment and demobilisation of short-term employees.

- Managing employee information administration including payroll data, timekeeping and attendance, and performance management.

- Managing training across all levels from labour to management.

- Monitoring compliance with legislation, collective agreements and internal policies.

- Regular and ad hoc reporting to Executive Management. BRADLEY CONRADIE HALTON CHEADLE (formerly Bradley Conradie Attorneys) LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW SPECIALISTS

2012/01 to 2014/03 – Candidate Attorney

2014/03 to 2015/01 – Associate Attorney (Resigned) Duties and skills include:

- Consulting with clients and taking instructions.

- Researching legal issues and drafting opinions.

- Drafting documents for disciplinary hearings, arbitrations (CCMA and Bargaining Councils), and proceedings in the Labour Court, Labour Appeal Court and High Court.

- Appearing at the CCMA, Bargaining Councils and the Labour Court.

- Drafting and evaluating contracts and policies within given regulatory frameworks.

- Managing s189 and s189A retrenchment procedures.

- Assisting with s197 transfers and related HR due diligence programs.

- Briefing counsel and acting as instructing attorney. EXIGENT LPO

LEGAL PROCESS OUTSOURCING AND DOCUMENT REVIEW

2011/01 to 2011/12 (several short-term projects) – Legal Assistant (Fixed-term contract) 3

QUALIFICATIONS

SHORT COURSES (ACCREDITED)

04/2019 Basic Fire-Fighting

08/2017 Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills 07/2016 Performance Management

06/2016 Effective Disciplinary Hearings

06/2016 Conduct Outcomes-Based Assessment

07/2015 Facilitate Learning Using A Variety of Given Methodologies UNDERGRADUATE LLB (University of Cape Town, graduated June 2011) My Intermediate Year mock trial (in Contract Law) looked at restraint of trade agreements which involve the intersection of contract law, labour law and public policy. During Final Year I worked in the UCT Law Clinic and had a “mock trial” which focussed on procedure.

I also participated in numerous volunteer programmes, including the South African Education Programme’s township Arts programme, Habitat for Humanity, the SHAWCO School Holiday Programme, and volunteered as an Orientation Leader and a Student Mentor.

SCHOOL

Pinelands High School 2001 (Gr8) to 2005 (Gr 12)

Pinelands Primary School 1994 (Gr 1) to 2000 (Gr 7) HOBBIES AND RECREATION

My hobbies include building things with my children, fiddling with electronics, and finding out why people behave the way they do.

REFERENCES

References are available on request.

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