WORKSHOPS
General Labour Law – R1500,00 p/p
BARGAINING
COUNCIL AND/OR BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- WHAT IS A BARGAINING COUNCIL OR THE
BCEA
- WHO ARE EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACTS
·
Who
is required to have an employment contract
·
Should
a contract be in writing
·
Interpreting
the contract correctly:
-
FIXED
TERM CONTRACTS
-
PROBATION
-
WORKING
TIME
• Hours of work
• Overtime work
• Remuneration for overtime work
• Compressed working week
• Public holidays
-
JOB
DESCRIPTIONS
-
LEAVE
-
SICK
LEAVE
·
Resignations
TRADE
UNIONS
·
What
requirements a trade union has to satisfy to exercise rights in the workplace
·
What
rights a union are entitled to
·
Recognition
agreements
·
How
access to the workplace work
·
How
deduction of membership fees work
·
When
may a union elect a shop steward
·
Rights
of a shop steward
·
Paid
time off work for shop stewards and union officials
·
Information
to which a union is entitled to
·
How
to withdraw a union’s rights.
Initiator & Disciplinary Hearings
– R1500,00 p/p
This
module focuses on various instances of misconduct in the workplace and how to
handle these effectively
MISCONDUCT
·
What
is substantial and procedural fairness
·
Progressive
discipline
GATHERING
INFORMATION
·
Interview
witnesses
·
Requirements
of video footage, documentation, polygraph tests, objects, breathalyser tests
and circumstantial evidence to be admissible as evidence.
APPLYING
THE INFORMATION GATHERED
·
The
disciplinary code of the employer
·
Deciding
what action to take.
- When to issue a warning and when to
hold a disciplinary hearing
TAKING
ACTION
Warnings
–
·
How
to issue a warning
·
Record
keeping
Disciplinary
Hearings -
·
Legal
requirements of serving a notice of disciplinary hearing
·
Draw
up the charges correctly
·
Rights
of the accused employee have
·
Preparation
for hearing
·
Procedure
·
Who
has the burden of prove
·
What
is the burden of prove in disciplinary hearings.
·
Opening
statement
·
How
to lead evidence
·
Cross-examination
·
Re-examination
·
Closing
statement
·
Aggravating
factors
·
Appeal
·
Documentation
to issue to dismissed employees
INCAPACITY: POOR WORK PERFORMANCE & ILL
HEALTH
·
Procedure
·
Monitoring
poor performance and health
·
Duties
of employer
DESERTION
INTOXICATION
