Join us for a 2 day workshop on Industrial Relations. Candidates will receive a certificate of attendance.

Programme:

Day 1: Disciplinary Hearings - Misconduct Offences

• Initiating Suspension, Hearings prior to automatically suspending employees pending misconduct hearings
• Issuing warnings to employees
• The investigation of misconduct transgressions
• The design and drafting of the charge sheet, notice to attend and representation
• Addressing specific previously difficult matter drugs intercepted email alcohol and post-traumatic stress
• The law of evidence - polygraph results, video evidence, and third party interventions
• The enquiry process and the new CCMA guidelines
•  Appeal Hearings - do we need them? 

Day 2: Conducting misconduct arbitrations at the CCM

• Arbitration bound by labour court decisions (precedents)
• Rules for commissioners when dealing with misconduct arbitrations
• Locus standi rules now enforced
• The award must be lawful, must be procedurally fair and reasonable
• CCMA, arbitration are held " de vovo " new evidence, not a repeat of the previous hearing
• Preliminary issues ( in liminie) raised at arbitration now require immediate ruling by the commissioner
• The CCMA guidelines of the six stages of arbitration
• Commissioner required to take notes of the testimony provided by participants
• Substantive and procedural fairness application

Facilitator: Peter Dixon of Peter Dixon and Associates
Pete is a Labour Law Specialist and the Managing Director of Peter Dixon and Associates, Corporate Labour Law Consultancy. View Website
 

  -06 & 07 February | 08:00 - 16:00

Costing
Members: R1 700 | Non Members: R2 200
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Venue: 
Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Conference Centre
Lion Match Office Park, 892 Umgeni Road
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NB: For enquiries contact Prudence Sakala on 031 335 1000
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