Index
Intro
Human resources professionals develop, implement and evaluate human resources and labour relations policies, programs and procedures and advise employers and employees on human resources matters. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors, or they may be self-employed.
Progression to management positions is possible with experience.
Main Duties
Human resources professionals perform some or all of the following duties:
- Plan, develop, implement and evaluate human resources and labour relations strategies including policies, programs and procedures to address an organization’s human resource requirements
- Advise managers and employees on the interpretation of human resources policies, compensation and benefit programs and collective agreements
- Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers, mediate labour disputes and grievances and provide advice on employee and labour relations
- Research and prepare occupational classifications, job descriptions, salary scales and competency appraisal measures and systems
- Plan and administer staffing, total compensation, training and career development, employee assistance, employment equity and affirmative action programs
- Manage programs and maintain human resources information and related records systems
- Hire and oversee training of staff
- Co-ordinate employee performance appraisal programs
- Research employee benefit and health and safety practices and recommend changes or modifications to existing policies.
Employment Requirements
- A university degree or college diploma in human resources management or a related field, such as business administration, industrial relations, commerce or psychology
or
Completion of a professional development program in human resources administration is required. - Some employers may require human resources professionals to hold a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation.
All Titles
- Bargaining agent
- Benefits consultant
- Certified disability management professional
- Claims manager – compensation and benefits
- Classification officer – human resources
- Classification policy adviser
- Classification specialist
- Collective agreement negotiator
- Compensation and benefits coordinator
- Compensation and classification analyst
- Compensation consultant
- Compensation officer
- Compensation research analyst
- Compensation researcher-analyst
- Conciliation officer – employee relations
- Conciliator
- Conciliator – labour
- Disability case manager – human resources
- Disability management coordinator
- Disability management practitioner
- Disability management professional
- Disability management specialist
- Employee relations officer
- Employee services officer
- Employer-employee relations coordinator
- Employment adviser – human resources
- Employment equity adviser – human resources
- Employment equity coordinator
- Employment equity officer
- Employment practices officer
- Human resources adviser
- Human resources classification officer
- Human resources consultant
- Human resources coordinator
- Human resources coordinator – Canadian armed forces
- Human resources generalist
- Human resources management consultant
- Human resources planning consultant
- Human resources policy analyst
- Human resources policy officer
- Human resources program supervisor
- Human resources research officer
- Human resources specialist
- Human resources supervisor
- Industrial relations consultant
- Industrial relations officer
- In-house training manager
- Job analyst
- Job and wage analyst
- Job classification system analyst
- Job evaluation analyst
- Job evaluation supervisor
- Job evaluator
- Labour adjudicator
- Labour organization agent
- Labour organization business agent
- Labour organization business representative
- Labour organization liaison officer
- Labour organization negotiator
- Labour organizer
- Labour relations board officer
- Labour relations consultant
- Labour relations coordinator
- Labour relations officer
- Labour relations returning officer
- Labour relations specialist
- Labour union business agent
- Labour union liaison officer
- Mediator
- Mediator – labour relations
- Occupational analyst – human resources
- Personnel research officer
- Personnel standards officer
- Position classifier
- Salary analyst
- Senior industrial relations officer
- Senior negotiating officer – labour dispute resolution
- Staff relations administrator
- Staff relations officer
- Staff training and development officer
- Staff training and development supervisor
- Staff training coordinator
- Staff training officer – human resources
- Training adviser
- Training and development consultant
- Training programs supervisor
- Union adviser
- Union organizer
- Union representative
- Wage analyst
Exclusions
- Human resources and recruitment officers (12101)
- Human resources managers (10011)
- Personnel clerks (14102)
- Professional occupations in business management consulting (11201)
- Training officers and instructors (See 41210 College and other vocational instructors)