Tax and LegalEmployment Law and Workplace Dispute Management
Most employment disputes that are lost were lost on procedure rather than on the facts, by an employer who was right about the conduct and wrong about how they handled it. This course works from that. Delegates work through the contract of employment and the terms that exist whether or not anybody wrote them down, and the statutory floor that cannot be contracted away. Discrimination and harassment provisions are covered, including the employer's liability for what others do. Discipline and dismissal are addressed in procedural detail, since that is where cases turn. Retrenchment and the consultation obligations it carries follow. Restraint of trade, confidentiality and post employment obligations are covered. Dispute resolution routes from internal process through conciliation to tribunal are addressed. The course closes on documentation and on the practical steps that prevent a dispute from arising.
Course objectives
- Identify contractual terms that apply whether written or not
- Apply the statutory floor that cannot be contracted away
- Handle discrimination and harassment, including vicarious liability
- Follow discipline and dismissal procedure in detail
- Meet consultation obligations in a retrenchment
- Apply restraint of trade, confidentiality and post employment terms
- Navigate resolution from internal process to tribunal, and document properly
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
- 01Lost on procedure, not on facts
- 02The contract and its implied terms
- 03The statutory floor
- 04Discrimination, harassment and liability
- 05Discipline and dismissal procedure
- 06Retrenchment and consultation
- 07Restraint, confidentiality and post employment
- 08Resolution routes, documentation and prevention
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September to 2 October 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 11 to 13 November 2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 18 to 20 November 2026 | Windhoek, Namibia | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 9 December 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 3 to 5 February 2027 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |