David Munro
Karekare,New Zealand
Summary
Experienced professional living on Auckland's west coast with a focus on providing exceptional value. Notable achievements include [mention achievements], and core competencies include [mention relevant skills]. Seeking to leverage expertise in [mention field] to further contribute to success in a challenging role.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner / Director
Cutting Edge Solutions
10.2015 - Current
- Successfully established and grew a business focused on employment relations advice, public policy development, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution.
Director / Advocacy Lead
Contract Negotiation Services
06.2014 - 04.2024
- Served simultaneously as a Joint Director accountable to shareholders, led collective bargaining, and spearheaded advocacy initiatives.
Advocacy Lead (.8 FTE)
Contract Negotiation Services
01.2014 - 01.2024
- To lead collective agreement bargaining on behalf of APEX and the Resident Doctors Association, mentor other advocates in the CNS team, and manage a team of 14 employees
- Successful advocacy of national Multi Employer Collective Agreements (MECAs) and single employer Collective Agreements (CAs.)
- Lead advocate for the Allied, Scientific and Technical Pay Equity claim which was successfully settled in September 2023
- Chair of the joint Health Unions / Te Whatu Ora working group on enhanced superannuation for non-medical workforces
- Chair of the Te Whatu Ora / Health Unions Bi-partite Action Group September 2022 to September 2023
- Lead advocate for APEX in collective agreement facilitated bargaining in the Employment Relations Authority; Medical Physicists / Medical Laboratories Public and Private
- Leadership and staff recruitment to an expanding business
- Leadership, training, and mentoring of a team of advocates and associate advocates
Senior Associate
Teesdale Loof
01.2002 - 01.2013
- Responsibility for maintaining a diverse base of clients and ensuring constant excellent delivery of services and products with back up service available on a 24/7 basis
- Required to achieve budget on a monthly basis and to grow and develop business opportunities amongst existing and new clients
- Design, development, and implementation of collective agreement / individual employment agreement strategies for a number of clients including in the following organisations: Transfield services, McDonald’s New Zealand, Millennium Hotels, United Containers Limited, Mr Chips Ltd, Richmond Foods, Higgins, Automobile Association, Sealy, Burger King, Manukau Institute of Technology, Fletcher Aluminium, Kordia, CAF
- Improvement and modernisation of individual employment agreements for a number of clients including in the following organisations: Parent and Family Resource Centre, NZ Police, Sealord, Corrections Department, Human Rights Commission, Dominos Pizzas, Customs
- Consulted during 2002 to the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development on their Youth Employment and Training initiative, and wrote their ‘Business Guide to Youth Employment’
- Facilitation of performance recognition linked to remuneration at the Human Rights Commission in conjunction with the Public Service Association
- Development of terms and conditions and position descriptions for nurses covered by the Department of Corrections and Nurses Organisation
- Undertaking ‘Rookies’ training for TMP Worldwide in Privacy legislation and Health and Safety legislation
- Undertaking staff climate surveys with customised SurveyMonkey format for Transfield Services Limited, Kordia, Veolia/TransDev
- Producing in depth reports and analysis
- Developing and presenting a lecture series for the University of Auckland School of Education on governance and management
- The series turned into a video resource for ongoing use
- Representing employers and employees at numerous mediations, and in the Employment Relations Authority
- Handling employer mergers, and establishing and leading the HR function in the new business
- Designing and implementing employment agreements for new or changing organisations, and dealing with unions when required in such processes
Organiser / Industry Advocate
NZ Engineers Union
01.1992 - 01.2002
- From 1998 the position included responsibility for organising, advocacy and management of the National Plastics Industry multi-employer collective agreement, and the Northern Metals Industry multi-employer collective agreement (MECA)
- Responsibilities included: Design and drafting of multi-employer collective agreements
- Management of the claims gathering process for bargaining
- Implementation of an innovative skills-based remuneration system in the Plastics MECA
- Management of a national team of organisers and three regional organisers
- Advocacy of national bargaining
- Management of large diverse bargaining teams
- Growing union membership covered by MECAs
- Holding organising and negotiations expenses to within budget
- Maintaining and improving national union bargaining standards
- Serving on the Boards of the Plastics and Telecommunications Industry Training Organisations
- Grew employer coverage under the Metals MECA to its highest achieved level (214 separate parties)
- Successfully advocated, bargained, and managed the ratification process, for the two industry MECAs (Metals and Plastics) on seven occasions
- Managed the union’s 1996 election activity for the first MMP election
- Bargaining of complex shift and salarised remuneration systems at Pacific Steel Plant
- Organised and facilitated employee focus groups to develop new provisions and ensure stakeholder buy-in
- Facilitated introduction of successful twelve-hour shift patterns (3on & 3off, 4on & 4off etc) in several major Plastics Manufacturers
- Presenting to International Institute for Research conferences on shift patterns and roster development
- Contributed to development of plastics industry learning material in conjunction with industry unit standards and linked to workplace training, recognition and reward
- Worked on new qualifications development for the Plastics ITO
- Contributed as deputy chair of PamPito to ITO amalgamation between plastics, glass and furniture ITOs
Organiser
Northern Distribution Union
01.1986 - 01.1992
- Responsibility for organising and negotiating for retail employees in food and non-food context
- Required to achieve optimal outcomes on behalf of union members in wages bargaining, personal grievances and disputes, and in political and campaign advocacy
- Growing union membership
- Representing union members in a range of contexts
- Leading campaign teams of organisers
- Advocacy to government and local government
- Managing general election political activity
- Advocacy of National Awards
- Advocated national awards; retail and bacon manufacturing
- Advocated and achieved the first enterprise agreements in the retail sector under the Labour Relations Act at K-Mart and Foodtown
- Grew union membership in identified sectors by 30%
- Prepared and implemented strategy to operate under the Employment Contracts Act in 1991
- Organised campaign and response to Hydra Bacon Factory closure
- Achieved optimum settlement for displaced employees
- Prepared submissions on Employment Equity legislation and designed methods for identifying industry comparators for pay equity assessments
- Facilitated and delivered delegate / organiser training courses on organising, campaigning, and achieving employee engagement with the union through application of the ‘Organising Model’ of union development
- Managed the NDU affiliation relationship with the NZ Labour Party
Building Product Inspector
NZ Forest Products
01.1986 - 05.1986
Drum Operator / Wool Puller
Hellaby / Shortland Freezing Company - Fellmongery
01.1982 - 01.1986
Education
BA Honours - Political Studies
01.2001
Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics, Political Studies
Auckland University
01.1982
Skills
- Labor Relations
- KPI Management
- Business Management
- Budget Administration
- Regulatory Compliance
- Administrative Oversight
Ongoingdevelopment
- Continued reading in all areas of modern employment relations and human resources.
- Regular attendance and HRINZ development seminars.
- Continuous contact with other ER/IR/HR practitioners.
Otherachievements
- Chair of the Auckland Employment Equity Coalition, 1986 - 1990
- North Island vice-chair of the Electoral Reform Coalition, 1996
- Parliamentary candidate for the New Zealand Labour Party, 1996
- Regular guest lecturer for the Auckland University Political Studies department, until 2007
- Chair of the Henderson High School Board of Trustees, 2001 - 2016
Career Overview
- 01/01/13 - present, Cutting Edge Solutions, Owner / Director
- 01/01/17 - 01/01/24, Contract Negotiation Services, Director / Advocacy Lead
- 01/01/14 - 01/01/24, Contract Negotiation Services, Advocacy Lead
- 01/01/02 - 01/01/13, TMP Worldwide Business Consulting / Teesdale Associates / Teesdale Loof, Senior Associate
- 01/01/92 - 01/01/02, NZ Engineers Union, Organiser / Industry Advocate
- 01/01/86 - 01/01/92, Northern Distribution Union, Organiser
- 01/01/86 - 05/01/86, NZ Forest Products, Building Product Inspector
- 01/01/82 - 01/01/86, Hellaby / Shortland Freezing Company - Fellmongery, Drum Operator / Wool Puller
Community Service
- Patrol Captain and President, Karekare Surf Life Saving Club
- Qualified Junior surf coach, Karekare Surf Life Saving Club
- Participant, Local ratepayers, Local Land Care environmental initiatives, Community recovery initiatives following Cyclone Gabrielle
References
Available on request
Timeline
Owner / Director
Cutting Edge Solutions
10.2015 - Current
Director / Advocacy Lead
Contract Negotiation Services
06.2014 - 04.2024
Advocacy Lead (.8 FTE)
Contract Negotiation Services
01.2014 - 01.2024
Senior Associate
Teesdale Loof
01.2002 - 01.2013
Organiser / Industry Advocate
NZ Engineers Union
01.1992 - 01.2002
Organiser
Northern Distribution Union
01.1986 - 01.1992
Building Product Inspector
NZ Forest Products
01.1986 - 05.1986
Drum Operator / Wool Puller
Hellaby / Shortland Freezing Company - Fellmongery
01.1982 - 01.1986
BA Honours - Political Studies
Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics, Political Studies
Auckland University
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