Initiating & Chairing a Disciplinary Hearing

Course Overview:

The objective of this course is to help delegates to gain a better understanding of the principles and practices in respect of South African Labour Laws when initiating and conducting a disciplinary hearing for employees who transgress employment practices, thereby avoiding unfair labour practice that may result in disciplinary actions being overturned by the relevant legislative bodies.

This course will enable learners to:

• List the rights and duties of the employer and employee in the employment relationship
• List the types of offences that would lead to a disciplinary hearing
• Prepare, investigate and formulate the appropriate charges for any given disciplinary hearing
• Name and explain particular types of disciplinary offences
• List and identify the types of evidence that may be presented and considering in a disciplinary hearing
• List and determine suitable disciplinary sanctions
• Explain what mitigating and aggravating circumstances should be considered in any sanction imposed
• Explain the procedure of an appeal and possible consequences of unfair dismissal
• Explain the role of the chairperson at a disciplinary hearing
• List the steps and procedure that should be followed in a disciplinary hearing
• Explain the concepts of substantive and procedural fairness in the disciplinary hearing