Labour Relations & Health And Safety Consultant - Hybrid

The Labour Relations & Health and Safety Consultant is a key member of the People and Culture team responsible for providing practical, timely, and consistent labour relations and occupational health and safety advice across the organization. Working closely with leaders, employees, union representatives, People and Culture colleagues, Legal, Facilities, and other stakeholders, the Consultant supports the administration of collective agreements, grievance management, workplace investigations, policy interpretation, health and safety programs, compliance activities, and initiatives that promote a respectful, safe, and productive workplace. 

• Provide advice and guidance to leaders and employees on labour relations matters, including collective agreement interpretation, discipline, attendance, performance-related matters, accommodations, workplace changes, and employee relations issues. 
• Support the grievance process by conducting research, preparing documentation, analyzing facts, identifying risks, and recommending resolution strategies in alignment with legislation, the collective agreement, and organizational policy. 
• Participate in grievance meetings, labour-management discussions, workplace investigations, and issue-resolution meetings, ensuring matters are handled fairly, consistently, and in a timely manner. 
• Build and maintain constructive working relationships with union representatives, leaders, employees, and internal partners to support open communication and positive labour relations. 
• Assist with collective bargaining preparation by gathering data, reviewing trends, conducting research, drafting proposals, preparing briefing materials, and supporting implementation of negotiated changes. 
• Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders by providing guidance and recommendations on projects, programs, and change initiatives, ensuring labour relations considerations, collective agreement obligations, and employee impacts are identified and addressed. 
• Monitor labour relations trends, grievance themes, workplace issues, and legislative developments, and provide recommendations to improve practices, reduce risk, and support organizational effectiveness. 
• Support the development, review, communication, and consistent application of labour relations, employee relations, and health and safety policies, procedures, standards, and tools. 
• Deliver or support training and education for leaders and employees on collective agreement administration, respectful workplace practices, labour relations processes, health and safety responsibilities, and compliance requirements. 
• Support occupational health and safety programs, including hazard identification, incident reporting, workplace inspections, corrective action follow-up, compliance tracking, and documentation management. 
• Partner with Facilities, business leaders, and certified health and safety representatives to address workplace safety concerns and promote adoption of health and safety best practices. 
• Maintain accurate records related to grievances, investigations, workplace changes, labour relations activity, health and safety matters, and compliance requirements. 
• Prepare reports, dashboards, briefing notes, and recommendations using data and metrics to identify emerging issues, trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.