Employee Relations, IR & HR Leadership | Governance & Compliance | People Risk Management (Law | Human Resources | Industrial Relations | Employee Relations | Labour Law | Compliance, Riks & Governance)

• Provide governance and compliance advisory support to organisations, including regulatory risk identification and policy implementation.
• Conduct internal investigations and assist with evidence management and disciplinary process oversight.
• Support governance framework development and organisational compliance controls, including POPIA-related advisory work.
• Advise leadership on regulatory exposure, operational risk, and governance best practices.

Department Manager – Employee Relations | HR/IR & Labour Law | Apr 2021 – Nov 2025
• Functionally responsible for the management and operational delivery of the Labour Law, Employee Relations and Human Resources department.
• Mentored and oversaw a department of 17 multi-regional consultants on case management, ensuring compliance, consistency, and high-quality outcomes across all client portfolios nationwide.
• Provided executive-level strategic guidance on employee relations, industrial relations, human resources, grievance resolution, performance management, and risk mitigation.
• Personally attended to high-level and escalated ER, IR, HR and labour law matters, while overseeing and advising consultants on their own portfolios.
• Designed and implemented workflow systems, audits, and feedback processes, improving departmental efficiency, consistency and client satisfaction.
Labour Relations Manager | Feb 2020 – Mar 2021
• Delivered hands-on HR, ER and labour law support to clients across multiple industries.
• Chaired disciplinary, incapacity, and retrenchment hearings, conducted workplace investigations, and ensured compliance with policies and legislation.
• Drafted policies, governance documentation, and employment contracts, contributing to structured, consistent ER processes.

Able to function extremely well independently on cases without supervision from principal and to participate as a member of a legal research or litigation team. Adept at fostering and sustaining strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues, law enforcement and court personnel. Have built up extensive experience in various areas of the law, including drafting of contracts, pleadings, wills, founding and opposing and/or answering affidavits in support of/resisting various civil applications on Magistrates Court and High Court level. I also have a vast knowledge of criminal matters and have appeared in numerous criminal matters, although I do not have a strong preference for the field of criminal law. I have attended various consultations with counsel and clients and also have a great deal of experience in consulting with clients on a solo basis.

• Attend court proceedings
• Assist with case preparation
• Provide support to senior attorneys
• Meet with clients to gather information
• Maintain case files and documentation
• Assist in drafting opinions and memoranda
• Review and analyze legal documents and contracts
• Assist with trial preparation
• Perform administrative tasks as needed
• Stay updated on relevant laws and regulations
• Assist with legal document production and organization
• Handle confidential information with discretion
• Communicate effectively with clients and colleagues
• Draft legal documents and correspondence