Gretchen Humphries

Experience

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  Hospital Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (HOSPERSA)

  Feb 1995 - Feb 1996

  Labour Relations Officer

  Experience Recruitment Training and education of shop stewards Negotiations in the Provincial Chamber NEDLAC Representation General organisation and structure buildingLabour relations experience: wage negotiations, dispute resolution and arbitration

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  FEDSAL

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Position Assistant General Secretary

  -Management and administration of FEDUSA Parliamentary office-Operational management of divisions within the organisation, pertaining to the co-ordination of nine provincial structures, social policy division, training, education and development - Manage social strategic partnerships-Drafting comprehensive departmental annual strategic plans; objectives; providing the complete human resource function including workplace policies.-Implementation of organisational disciplinary and performance management systems-Ad Hoc Recruitment and induction programmes and other relevant training, optimisation of skills development within the organisation. -Act as professional Chairman of various statutory task teams and committees.-Negotiator on provincial, national and Parliament level regarding policy matters and contribute on all international legislative matters. -Provide Organisational and structural development management & formulate policies-Lobbying and drafting relevant legislation policies on Climate change and sustainable development planning labour law review and provide tax policies and budgetary output. Show less

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  Parliamentary Affairs

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Assistant General Secretary

  -Management and administration of the FEDUSA Parliamentary office based in Cape Town from 1 January 1998;-Ensure Administration’s compliance with relevant legislation within developmental ethos;-Responsible for managing operational divisions within organisation, provincial coordination of 9 provincial structures; social policy division; training and education and development;-Providing strategic leadership to departmental heads and develop and maintain strategic partnership with government departments and social partners;-Drafting of annual strategic plans and strategic objectives of all departments;-Implement and monitor disciplinary and performance management system within organisation;-Implement and monitor industrial relations environment in accordance with relevant legislation and procedural requirements.-Drafting, managing and optimising of all workplace policies and provide full human resource function;-Ensure optimised skills development within organisation;-Chairperson of various statutory task teams and committees;-Negotiations on provincial and national level and at Parliament on policy matters (2000-current);-Presentations and liaison with external stakeholders as per mandate; -International co-operation and collaboration on legislative development;-Representing the organisation on various statutory bodies such as NEDLAC, UIF and FSB Boards;-General management of organisation and structure-building;-Policy formulation and ensuring compliance and implementation;-Responsible for lobbying and drafting policies on Climate change and sustainable development planning (2011); tax policies and budgetary input (2000-2012) Show less

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  FEDUSA

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2015

  -Management of Industrial Relations | Human Resource Relations | Leadership Development | Change Management | Performance Management | Design, Execution and Control of Strategies, Vision, Systems and Policies | Training and Skills Development. -Collaborate with Social partners -Conceptualise and execute communication awareness and education campaigns eg skills development, gender mainstreaming, comprehensive social insurance policy advocate. -Develop and facilitate training and education training material, workshops and seminars.-Sustainable Development advocacy and implementation of "Going Green" initiatives both national and international-Project Management-Retirement reform policy coordinator and financial wellness activist-Skills Development facilitator and training management within federation and affiliates-NEDLAC Public Finance and Monetary Policy Chamber member and retirement and social insurance task team policy specialist-Social media and communication development-Social justice project management Show less -Strategic planning-Establishment of a strategic direction; monitor corporate performance against various regions’ approved performance indicators.-Project manager: Monitoring and evaluating of projects, successfully creating measurable goals/milestones and accomplishing desirable results. -Coaching and creating collaborative partnerships -Communication manager via social media-Implementation and successful quantification of effective production management functions.-Financial Management: Budget control-Structured change management by implementing projects.-Corporate Governance compliance-Implementing actionable and targeted change management plans. -Staff and leadership coaching & training -Administer Human Capital policies, processes and requirements.-Determining strategic direction creating a higher productivity within the organisation.-Execute employee induction programmes -Corporate social responsibility Show less

  • Deputy General Secretary: Operations

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2015

  • Parliamentary Manager

    Jan 2006 - Feb 2010

  • Parliamentary Office Manager

    Jan 2001 - Dec 2009
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  International Labour Organization (ILO)

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2014

  Advisor to Department of Labour

  -Advisor as part of the Labour Delegation on the Resolution on Social Protection as well as the Youth Unemployment Resolution.-Drafter on behalf of the South African Labour delegation on behalf International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.-Participating as part of the Women's Group drafting team to determine gender impact of all drafting conventions.

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  The Laser Transport Group

  Jan 2015 - now

  Human Resource Manager

  Group HR Manager Provide comprehensive human resource management service to executive management and all employees in the Group. Implement HR operational tasks aligned to the HR, BBBEE and ethics strategy. Assist with the achievement of Employment Equity targets through the execution of EE and BBBEE organisational duties i.e. Recruitment and Selection, EE meeting, EE annual reporting, Succession Planning development.• Manage and execute Training and Development reporting on WSP and ATR as SDF Manage and oversee HR &IR(Compliance, disciplinary hearings & NBCRFI & CCMA representation) & Payroll related administration. Oversee reconciliation of all bank accounts, GL interface and payroll journals Establishing and maintaining partnerships with all the relevant role players within and aligned to the Group. Lead and manage teams to achieve functional deliverables. Manage and ensure compliance with all Company OHS rules and regulations. Manage and ensure compliance with COIDA, OHSA, SDA and BCEA and industry regulations.•Responsible for Statutory returns •SARS Easyfile PAYE/SDL/Uif monthly & annual reconciliations Show less