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Industrial Relations

1. Disciplinary Management & Misconduct Processes

  • Drafting disciplinary codes and procedures
  • Conducting workplace investigations
  • Drafting charge sheets and notices to attend hearings
  • Chairing disciplinary hearings (independent chairperson)
  • Initiating disciplinary hearings (prosecutor role)
  • Drafting findings and sanction recommendations
  • Advising on fair dismissal procedures

2. CCMA & Bargaining Council Representation

  • Representation at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration
  • Conciliation and arbitration representation
  • Drafting and filing dispute referral documents
  • Preparing case bundles and witness preparation
  • Representation at industry bargaining councils

3. Retrenchment & Restructuring (Operational Requirements)

  • Advising on Section 189 and 189A processes
  • Drafting retrenchment notices
  • Facilitating consultation meetings
  • Drafting retrenchment agreements
  • Severance pay calculations and compliance guidance

4. Grievance & Workplace Conflict Management

  • Drafting grievance procedures
  • Independent grievance chairing
  • Workplace mediation and facilitation
  • Conflict resolution interventions

5. Policy Drafting & Compliance Audits

  • Drafting and reviewing employment contracts
  • HR and IR policy drafting (disciplinary, grievance, leave, absenteeism, etc.)
  • Labour law compliance audits
  • POPIA-aligned workplace policy guidance
  • Fixed-term contract compliance reviews

6. Incapacity & Poor Performance Management

  • Managing incapacity processes (ill health/injury)
  • Poor performance counselling processes
  • Drafting incapacity findings and outcomes
  • Advising on reasonable accommodation

7. Collective Bargaining & Industrial Action

  • Negotiating recognition agreements
  • Drafting collective agreements
  • Advising during strike action and lockouts
  • Drafting picketing rules
  • Organisational rights advisory services

8. Training & Capacity Building

  • Labour law workshop for management
  • Chairperson and initiator training
  • Managing discipline training for line managers