Labour Relations Specialist
Internal Posting Date: June 9th, 2026
Internal Closing Date: June 15th 2026
External Closing Date: July 3rd, 2026
This position is a temporary contract for six months.
At Paladin, you will find a supportive, fast-paced, team environment within a dynamic industry offering unwavering attention to quality while providing our candidates and employees with an award-winning culture. We trust in your ability and give you the tools, support, and resources to thrive at your job. Come work in a fast-paced environment with great people who value your input, take ownership of their work, and produce great results.
In this role on the People and Culture team, the incumbent will support all our Ontario branches encompassing approximately 4,000 employees. Reporting to the Regional Manager, Labour Relations. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic, fast-paced industry where you’ll interpret collective agreements, advise on workplace issues, and foster healthy relationships between management and union partners.
Responsibilities:
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Interpret provisions of the Collective Agreement and other employment legislation; assist to ensure compliance of relevant legislations, policies, procedures, standards and Collective Agreement.
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Provide advice and consultation on employee relation matters; work in collaboration with managers conducting workplace investigation as needed.
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Assist the managers with the grievance procedures; take minutes during grievance meetings; coordinate meetings with respective members; adhere to timelines in the collective agreement
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Represent and support management in grievances proceedings such as mediations, arbitrations, Human Rights Tribunals, and Labour Board processes.
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Assist in creating grievance files, gather and maintain required information for each grievance and provide files for review to People & Culture Management and Senior Management.
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Communicate with the union locals in a diplomatic and professional manner
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Review employment correspondence such as, discipline and termination letters
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Support managers and employees on their roles and responsibilities to comply with company policies and legislations governing: Health and Safety, Workplace Accidents, Human Rights Discrimination and Attendance management.
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Maintain knowledge of Employment legislation
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Track grievances, investigations and other metrics as required to provide key Employee Labour Relations statistics for standard reporting.
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Conduct training sessions of various workshops and training sessions for Labour Relation education.
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May need to travel to different branches.
Qualifications:
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2-3 years labour relations experience in union and non-union environment within a large organization.
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Experience in contract interpretation, grievance administration/disputes resolutions and tribunal experience;
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Ability to think and act strategically;
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The skills necessary to negotiate and influence diverse stakeholders regarding challenging organizational issues;
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The ability to negotiate and influence diverse stakeholders regarding challenging organizational issues;
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Ability to identify, understand, and meet/exceed the requirements of diverse internal and external customers; excellent problem-solving, decision-making and time management skills;
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Comfortable with tight timelines and high volume;
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Ability to be a self-starter
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A university degree or other post secondary education; concentration in Human Resources and labour/industrial relations preferred
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CHRP or CHRL designation is an asset.
Why Paladin Security?
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Benefits and Perks as a Paladin Employee
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Opportunities for training and professional development
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Daily Pay Available
