Labour Law Services Documentation

• Drafting grievance procedures
• Drafting / editing contracts of employment, limited duration contracts and permanent contracts
• Drafting / editing contractor agreements
• Drafting documentation required for hearings and dismissals
• Drafting / editing various policy documents, e.g. sexual harassment, smoking, electronic communications

Personnel Infrastructure

Ensuring legal compliance with and advising on the requirements as set out in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, namely:

• Time / shift rosters and time keeping
• Leave and sick leave registers
• Wages / salaries / deductions / pay slips
• Filing system and records
• Job descriptions and structures
• Setting out responsibility and accountability structures

Disputes

• Dealing with CCMA related disputes / correspondence / documentation
• Attending Conciliation and Arbitration at CCMA (subject to the CCMA Rules)
• Rescission Applications
• Department of Labour disputes / inspections

Unions

• Process for dealing with any union in terms of the Labour Relations Act
• Stop orders and verification process
• All correspondence related to and meetings with unions
• Drafting Collective Agreements
• Negotiations

Discipline

• Conducting investigations and preparations for hearings
• Drafting charges / preparing charge sheet
• Chairing disciplinary hearings
• Advice regarding substantial and procedural fairness
• Evidence and the presentation thereof
• Using Disciplinary Codes in compliance with the Labour Relations Act
• Warnings and disciplinary action short of dismissal

Retrenchment

• Planning and formulating the retrenchment process as needed
• Ensuring compliance during implementation

Negotiations / Conflict Management

Years of experience in dealing with sensitive labour disputes at all levels

CCMA / Labour Court

• We associate with a labour law focused law firm which matters can be referred to if need be;
• Drafting and service of all documents
• Managing procedures to ensure compliance
• Review and rescission Applications

Incapacity

(Ill health / injury and poor work performance)

• Identify and deal with incapacity cases

Legal Representation

We associate with a labour law focused law firm which can represent you in:

• CCMA Applications (e.g.: Condonation / Rescission)
• All Labour Court issues:
  • Trials
  • Review
  • Appeals

Disciplinary Hearings

We assist managers with all of the following at disciplinary hearings:

• Drafting charges
• Suspension
• Documentation

We chair the hearings and ensure:

• A fair process
• Risk management

We will testify at CCMA hearings.

Training

We have designed and established flexible learning programs that allow us to provide training at all levels in the workplace, hereby enabling our clients to handle labour related issues in-house.

Our training is designed to achieve the acquisition of skills that can be utilized to establish a visible difference in the workplace.

We provide accredited training programs as well as informal programs in the form of practical “hands-on” workshops and short courses.

Our quality training programs and workshops are aimed at the practical handling of workplace issues, e.g.:

• Managing Misconduct, Incapacity and Poor Performance
• Conducting Disciplinary Hearings
• Basic Industrial Relations Principles

With our training partner we also offer Personal Development and Social Responsibility Programmes:

• Learning and Listening Skills
• Understanding Basic Personal Finance
• Personal Hygiene and Health
• HIV/Aids