Ensure workplace discipline is managed fairly, consistently, and in line with labour legislation. This hands-on course equips managers, HR professionals, and supervisors with the skills to initiate, prosecute, and chair disciplinary hearings with confidence, minimising costly CCMA disputes and strengthening organisational discipline.
Course Content
• Understanding misconduct and applying the Labour Relations Act
• Handling offences such as absenteeism, intoxication, sexual harassment, theft, fraud, and poor timekeeping
• Initiating a disciplinary hearing: investigations, evidence, and charge formulation
• The law of evidence: admissibility, cross-examination, and case presentation
• Chairing disciplinary hearings: fair procedures, sanctions, and appeal processes
• Managing poor performance through counselling, coaching, and mentoring
• Addressing medical incapacity and prolonged illness in the workplace
• Practical role-play of a disciplinary hearing