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Fees per delegate
R4 495.00 (excluding VAT)

Included in the fees

• Course material
• Parking
• Refreshments
• Lunch
• Certificate of Attendance

Enquiries

E-mail Hennie or phone him on (011) 726-3040

Payment

Electronic Transfers
Name: Equity Compliance and Solution
Bank: FNB
Branch: Northcliff
Branch Code: 253 705
Account No: 62063883964

Cheques to be made payable to Equity Compliance and Solution.

Please fax a copy of the deposit slip together with the registration form to Hennie on (011) 726 2400.

Please do not mail payments.

Implementing Discipline with Confidencein the Workplace
Two-day seminar on implementing discipline without infringing labour law

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THE SEMINAR HAS TWO COMPONENTS

Day 1: Progressive Discipline - Optimizing employee conduct and performance without infringing labour law

Learn how to implement day-to-day discipline with confidence and expertise that promotes employee respect for management rules, reduces disciplinary hearings and minimizes losses at the CCMA, bargaining councils and Labour Court.

Days 2: Preparing for Disciplinary Hearings - Developing the highly complex skill of preparing your case

The chairperson of a disciplinary hearing is not allowed to find the employee guilty or to fire him unless you, as the prosecutor/complainant, provide sufficient and clear proof that the employee is guilty of an offence serious enough to merit dismissal. If the employee is fired without such proof then the CCMA or bargaining council can reinstate the employee with full back pay.

It is therefore essential for all managers and officials who prosecute at disciplinary hearings to develop the highly complex skill of preparing the evidence necessary to prove the case against the employee.

Who should attend?

• Executive Directors of small to medium businesses
• HR and IR Professionals
• Family Owned Business Owners
• Line Managers
• Managers and other officers responsible for discipline and labour law litigation

COURSE OUTCOMES

Day 1

An understanding of:

• The employer’s precarious position when taken to the CCMA or bargaining council
• The common and costly mistakes that employers make and how to avoid them
• The importance of ensuring correctness when implementing day-to-day discipline
• The laws of discipline and dismissal
• The requirements for procedurally and substantively fair warnings, counseling and other disciplinary measures
• How to implement progressive corrective action and get employees to take responsibility for self-discipline

Day 2

An understanding of:

• The dangers inherent in implementing discipline and dismissal
• The procedural rights of the employee
• The disciplinary process to be followed
• Effective investigation of allegations
• How to formulate the disciplinary charges
• How to prepare the case documents and other evidence
• How to prepare witnesses
• How to prepare for cross-examination
• How to combine all evidence to ensure a successful case at a disciplinary hearing

ABOUT YOUR PRESENTER

IVAN ISRAELSTAM, CEO of Labour Law Management Consulting, is a labour law and industrial relations specialist with an honours degree from The University of the Witwatersrand and an lPM diploma in Personnel Management and in Training. In addition to his 24 years of hands-on work in this field he is a regular labour law columnist for a number of newspapers and journals including “The Star” newspaper’s ‘Workplace”.

lvan was appointed in 1996 as a part time commissioner with the Commission For Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. He speaks regularly on television and radio and at conferences and seminars on subjects including labour law, Affirmative action, discipline, union negotiations and conflict management. Ivan is currently the Chairperson of SACOB’s Labour Affairs Committee and the main author of the “Labour Law for Managers Practical Handbook”. In recognition of his distinctive contribution in this field Ivan has been included in the book “Who’s Who in Southern Africa”.

PROGRAMME DAY 1 Key provision of the Labour Relations Act Constructive discipline and the law Automatically unfair dismissals Procedural and substantive fairness CCMA, bargaining councils, labour court Employer becomes the accused Reinstatement and compensation Types of issues requiring corrective action Constructive discipline and the law Automatically unfair dismissals Procedural & substantive fairness Employer becomes the accused Reinstatement & compensation Progressive discipline The progressive corrective process Review of standards Avoid delays Investigate reasons for sub-standard performance & conduct Counseling and or warning Action plan Assistance provided by employer Set review dates and monitor progress Day 2 KEY PROVISION OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT Procedural and substantive fairness What is a fair reason for discipline? Difficulties facing employers at the CCMA Reinstatement and compensation PREPARING FOR DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS Investigation and collection of evidence Evidence that is not permissible Selecting the charges Wording the charges How to prepare the case documents and other evidence How to prepare witnesses How to prepare for cross-examination How to combine all evidence to ensure a successful case at a disciplinary hearing Preparation during the disciplinary hearing Presentation of evidence: weaving a watertight case – questioning methods

	ENQUIRIES ABOUT OUR CONSULTING SERVICES E-mail Lungile Nxumalo or phone Lungile on (011) 726-3040
	ENQUIRIES ABOUT OUR WORKSKOPS AND SEMINARS E-mail Hennie Oosthuizen or phone Hennie on (011) 726-3040
	ENQUIRIES ABOUT OUR CONFERENCE CENTRE E-mail Caroline Chamboko or phone Caroline on (011) 726-3040
	ENQUIRIES ABOUT OUR CONFERENCES E-mail Ryan Muller or phone Ryan on (011) 726-3040