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Labour disputes are among the costliest and most reputationally sensitive risks an employer faces, and this course equips HR and legal professionals to manage the employment relationship lawfully from recruitment to exit. It covers contracts of employment, disciplinary and grievance procedure, retrenchment and the operation of labour courts and arbitration bodies. Case studies draw on unfair dismissal and discrimination claims to illustrate how procedural fairness is tested in practice.
Course objectives
- Draft compliant contracts of employment and workplace policies aligned to labour legislation
- Run disciplinary and grievance hearings that satisfy procedural and substantive fairness requirements
- Manage retrenchment and redundancy processes lawfully, including consultation obligations
- Recognise and respond to discrimination, harassment and unfair labour practice complaints
- Represent an employer effectively before labour courts, arbitrators and conciliation bodies
Who should attend
- Human resources managers and HR business partners
- Employee relations and industrial relations officers
- In house legal counsel handling labour matters
- Line managers with disciplinary responsibility
- Trade union officials seeking employer side perspective
Course outline
- 01Contracts of employment, terms and implied duties
- 02Workplace policies, codes of conduct and disciplinary procedure
- 03Grievance handling and managing workplace conflict
- 04Retrenchment, redundancy and organisational restructuring
- 05Discrimination, harassment and unfair labour practice claims
- 06Conciliation, arbitration and labour court representation
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 to 24 January 2027 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 25 to 27 January 2027 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 9 June 2027 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 23 to 25 June 2027 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 23 to 25 July 2027 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |