Labour Relations Advisor

**Job Description** Reporting to the Director, Labour and Employee Relations, the Labour Relations Advisor will provide guidance, direction, and support to Human Resources and Operations teams across multiple locations on labour and employee relations matters. This role serves as a key advisor on grievance management, collective agreement administration, labour relations best practices, and employee relations issues, while supporting positive union-management relationships across the organization. This position will be based at our Head Office in Markham, Ontario. Extendicare offers a hybrid working environment. **Key responsibilities include:** * Acts as the first point of contact for site HR and management team for all labour & employee relations matters * Supports Management team with ongoing coaching, mentoring and knowledge to effectively manage team members within a unionized environment * Coaches and guides Human Resources team members on matters relating to labour relations * Participates and assists in the collective bargaining process; includes mandate development, preparation of materials, proposals, and collective agreement implementation * Provides general support including but not limited to assisting with collective agreement interpretation and application, research, preparing and/or reviewing general communication * Provides labour relations advice to management and human resources in addressing initiatives with possible LR impact * Collects, analyzes, and interprets information such as case law, reviewing precedents, arbitral jurisprudence and gathering related documentation as required * Track and analyze grievances for trends, potential issues with language; identifies opportunities for improvement. Generates grievance reports for regional management and senior leaders. * Contributes to the development of labour relations best practice learning and support for leadership to promote positive union-management relations * Co-Chairs Labour Management meetings and supports/manages overall labour management relationship. * Participates in projects, providing labour relations support to a variety of stakeholder groups. * Supports the Labour and Employee Relations team with information and evidence gathering required to respond to various employee matters that arise, including HRTO cases, MOL complaints and disputes. * Some intermittent provincial travel may be required * Complete other duties as assigned. **What we’re looking for:** * Post-secondary degree in business/human resources/industrial relations or an acceptable combination of education and experience * Human Resource designation (i.e. CHRL) preferred * 3-5 years of Labour Relations experience in a unionized environment, with an emphasis on significant multi-site collective agreement locations. * Demonstrated knowledge/experience supporting collective agreement negotiations * Strong knowledge/experience with interpretation of collective agreements. * Demonstrated abilit