Department :
Ministry Headquarters
Sub Category :
Labour Commissioner
Job Type :
Full-time
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
• Supervise the Labour Department, implement Government’s policy on industrial relations matters and advise the Minister of Labour on all Labour matters;
• Advise the Minister of Labour regarding Regulations to be made under Labour Legislations;
• Advise the Minister of Labour regarding the approval or refusal of applications for work permits after reviewing the reports received from the Labour Officers;
• Review the Deputy Labour Commissioner’s reports on investigations carried out involving conciliation on matters of disputes and workers’ complaints, investigations and inspections carried out;
• Represent the Labour Department at inter-agency and external committee meetings, conferences nationally and internationally;
• Assist with the development and execution of strategic plans, internal policies and procedures;
• Manage programs and projects implemented by the Labour Department;
• Engage with stakeholders’ collective bargaining process, mediation process and arbitration process;
• Supervise the Labour Department staff and conduct staff performance appraisals;
• Prepare an annual workplan, annual budget and annual report for the Labour Department;
• Chair meeting of Labour Committees;
• Enforce the Labour Act and amendments to the Act as well as any other Acts in Belize as may be required from time to time;
• Acts a Registrar of Trade Unions and Employers’ Organizations;
• Certify registration of Trade Unions and Employers’ Organizations;
• Keep a register of all Trade Unions and Employers’ Organizations registered under this Act;
• Keep copies of all Collective Agreement;
• Conduct representational polls on behalf of Trade Unions who are seeking to represent workers in a particular industry;
• Supervise Union Council elections on an annual basis;
• Any other duties assigned from time to time.
Reporting Responsibility :
The Labour Commissioner will report to the Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour & Local Government.
Accountable for :
Employment Type :
Permanent Establish
Required Travel :
Required
Comments :
Government Pay scale 25of $42,862 x 1480 – $70,982 per annum.
Vacancy Circular :