Industrial Relations
Resume:
Andrew Overall
*** **** ****, ****-**** Durban North, Durban 4051, South Africa
Telephone: 076******* (Home/Work); 076******* (Cell)
Email: ******@*****.**.**
Professional Profile
An enthusiastic and self-motivated professional with extensive experience in labour/employment legislation and dispute resolution, and who specialises in Industrial Relations and related issues requiring knowledge, accuracy and attention to detail at all times.
Able to demonstrate an excellent working knowledge of legislation appropriate to labour and employee relations, with the ability to ensure full compliance therewith.
Possesses excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate concisely and articulately with clients and colleagues alike.
Enjoy being part of a successful and productive team, while demonstrating strong leadership potential in a highly volatile and demanding environment of Industrial Relations and Employment Law.
Objective
Now seeking a challenging new position, one which will make best use of existing legal knowledge and experience in Industrial and Employee Relations, and yet enable further personal and professional development.
Keen to take up a new position which will allow further development within labour law and associated arenas.
Career Summary
1981 – 1997 SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICES
Rank achieved: Warrant Officer (2nd Leg)
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
Performed investigative and various policing functions at station level.
Performed management functions at Area Commissioner level, inspection of stations and personnel within district, reporting on functional and discipline problem areas.
Performed disciplinary functions under H.R. Management Component, prosecuted S.A.P.S members under the S.A.P.S disciplinary code for disciplinary/criminal infractions.
1997 - 2001 SELF EMPLOYED - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
Drafting and implementation of disciplinary codes, loss control and investigative processes for companies in security and retail industries.
Presiding in disciplinary enquiries.
To provide assistance and guidance to employers on all matters relating to labour legislation.
2001 - 2006
GENERAL SECRETARY
COSMETOLOGY BARGAINING COUNCIL
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
Oversee, manage, and ensure that disputes are correctly and timeously handled.
Perform arbitrations and facilitate hearings to be set down with the Council's panellists.
To provide assistance and guidance to employers on all matters relating to labour legislation.
To promote harmonious working relationships between employers and employees in industry.
Represent the Council at CCMA and Labour Court matters including preparation of legal arguments and Court papers.
2003 – 2006 AD HOC BARGAINING COUNCIL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PANELLIST
Appeared at the Electrical; Furniture; Worsted/Textiles Bargaining Councils as an Arbitration Panellist, and arbitrated industry specific disputes.
2006 – 2009
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
Final responsibility for the KZN region’s income and expenditure.
Maintain control and supervision of KZN regional office.
Representing members at CCMA and Bargaining Council disputes.
Represent members at Bargaining Council matters.
To provide assistance and guidance to employers on all matters relating to labour legislation.
To promote harmonious working relationships between employers and employees in industry.
Representing employer at CCMA and Labour Court.
Conducting disciplinary enquiries on behalf of employer.
Oversee, manage, and ensure that disputes are correctly and timeously handled.
Liaison with Dept. of Labour and CCMA regarding employee dispute matters.
Negotiations between Unions and employers.
Delegate on the Bargaining Council Pension Fund.
Assist/provide guidance to members on all labour related and contractual matters.
2010 - 2010
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS MANAGER
FIDELITY GROUP (PTY) LTD (SOUTH AFRICA)
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
To provide assistance and guidance to employer on all matters relating to labour legislation.
Representing employer at CCMA and Labour Court.
Conducting disciplinary enquiries on behalf of employer.
Oversee, manage, and ensure that disputes are correctly and timeously handled.
Liaison with Dept. of Labour and CCMA regarding employee dispute matters.
2010 - 2012
SENIOR LABOUR CONSULTANT - C T L GROUP (PTY) LTD
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
To provide assistance and guidance to CTL clients on all employee matters and labour legislation.
Negotiations between Unions and employer members.
Representing clients and forum members at CCMA & Labour Court.
Conducting disciplinary enquiries on behalf of CTL clients and forum members.
Present training sessions on labour law matters.
Assisting clients with matters relating to compliance with E.E.
2013 – To Date LABOUR REPRESENTATIVE – CONSULTING FIRM –ARMA IURIS
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
To provide assistance and guidance to employer clientele from various industries, on all employment/employee matters, and labour legislation.
Representing employer clientele at CCMA in arbitration disputes.
Conducting disciplinary enquiries on behalf of employers.
Liaison with Dept. of Labour; CCMA and Bargaining Councils regarding employment and dispute matters.
To provide training to employer clientele on all matters relating to labour legislation.
Oversee, manage, and ensure that disputes are correctly and timeously handled.
Attending to union disputes and negotiations on behalf of employers.
Am appointed as Organising Official for the General, Domestic and Professional Employers Organisation of which present employer clientele are members.
2020 to Date INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OFFICER – SECURITY FIRM
Key Activities & Responsibilities:
To provide assistance and guidance to employer on all matters relating to labour legislation.
Representing employer at CCMA and Bargaining Council.
Attending to union disputes and negotiations on behalf of employer.
Conducting disciplinary enquiries on behalf of employer.
Oversee, manage, and ensure that disputes are correctly and timeously handled.
Liaison with Dept. of Labour and CCMA regarding employee dispute matters.
Education and Qualifications
Level
Subject
Grade
Date
N.Dip - Pol Admin. Unisa
1996
LLB - Credits - Not Completed
Cert. Labour Law. UCT
2014
Certification-Arbitrator/Bargaining Council Panellist – (Commission for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration)
2003
Institutions:
UNISA/ Technikon S.A.
UCT
CCMA
Key Skills
I.T.:
MS Word programs; Internet, E-mail
Languages:
English
Afrikaans
Zulu (Partial)
Personal Details
Driver; full clear licence
Interests and Activities
Aviation, Electronics.
References are available on request
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