Workshop Aarto

 AARTO AND THE IMPACT ON YOUR BUSINESS

20 March 2012: Southern Sun - OR Tambo International Airport

Click here to download registration forms for: 20 March 2012: Southern Sun - OR Tambo International Airport

Module 1 – What is aarto?

Module 2 - How does it work?

• The Infringement Notice
• The golden 32 days
• How to nominate the driver
• How to pay the discounted fine
• How to “appeal” against an infringement order
• How to elect to be tried in court
• Companies pay fine at 300% if no driver is nominated 
• The Courtousy Letter
• The Enforcement Order
• Warrant of Execution 

Module 3: Demerit Points

• How many demerit points before licence is suspended
• What happens if licence is suspended
• How to get licence back
• How long does the demerit points stay on the profile of a driver 
• Traffic Charges (fines and demerit points)

Module 4 – AARTO and Your Business

• AARTO and your employees
• Record keeping (Log Books and allocation of vehicles)
• Verification of demerit points for your drivers
• Disciplinary measures against the employee
• Your disciplinary code
• Progressive discipline
• Fair reason
• Fair procedure (what are the charges and what sanction)
• How to deal with incapacity  (licences suspended)
• Fair procedure
• Fair reason
• Your policies (Sample policy included)
• How to implement new policies
• Contracts of employment 
• What should be included in the contract of employment
• How to recover the money from your staff if you had to pay the fine
• Effect of AARTO on your fleet

Objective:

• The primary objective of this workshop is to assist companies in effectively dealing with procedures under the AARTO Act and ways of preventing the far reaching effect this act could have on your fleet and employees.    
• Delegates will be guided on how to deal with employees that are no longer able to drive because of demerit points incurred; disciplining employees that incur traffic fines and how to implement new policies and procedures relating to company vehicles.

Course Outcome

• After the completion of the workshop participants will have a clear understanding on how to effectively manage the changes and implications as a result of the implementation of AARTO nationally on the 1st of April 2011.

Who should attend?

• If your company has vehicles then the following people should attend; 
• HR Managers or individuals responsible for discipline in the workplace.
• Fleet / vehicle managers, company nominated proxy.
• Drivers
• Labour Brokers that provide drivers to clients.

Price:  

• R 1790-00 (incl. Vat) per delegate
• Price include course material, certificates of attendance, legislation and catering/ refreshments  
• Safe and secure parking 

For further information contact:

• Magda Brits or Peraldo Senekal (012) 661 3208 
• fax: (012) 661 1411
• e-mail:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Click here to download registration forms for:  20 March 2012: Southern Sun - OR Tambo International Airport