Basic Labour Relations

 Full Day Workshop

Labour Guide is an accredited training Provider with SABPP

09 September 2022 (09:00 - 16:00) Cape Town: Protea Hotel Tyger Valley

15 September 2022 (09:00 - 16:00) Interactive Online Course

Online registration - Click here 

Email registration - download booking form for 09 September 2022 Cape Town: Protea Hotel Tyger Valley

Email registration - download booking form for 15 September 2022 Interactive Online Course

Course Content 

Module 1: General  

• Insubordination 
• Job descriptions & extra duties 
• Absenteeism & medical certificates 
• Smoking in the workplace 

Module 2: The Code of Good Practice on Dismissal 

• Schedule 8: The Code of Good Practice on dismissals 
• Fair reasons for dismissal
• Standard of conduct 
• Progressive discipline 
• Dismissals for misconduct 
• Fair procedure 
• Disciplinary records 
• Dismissals and industrial action 
• Probation 
• Incapacity: poor work performance procedures  
• Incapacity: ill health or injury procedures 

Module 3: Misconduct and the disciplinary code  

• The purpose of a disciplinary code 
• Offences and the disciplinary code 
• Application of the code
• Abuse of a disciplinary code 
• Disciplinary sanctions – warnings 
• Verbal warnings 
• Written warning 
• Example of written warning 
• Final written warning 
• Accumulative final written warning 
• Disciplinary procedures 
• Distinguishing misconduct from poor work performance 
• Unfair Labour practices 
• Automatically unfair dismissals 

Module 4: The disciplinary hearing explained 

Module 5: The contract of employment  

• The importance of the employment contract 
• The contract of permanent employment 
• The fixed term contract of employment in terms of section 198B of the amendment act 
• Expectation of indefinite employment in terms of the amended act 
• The project contract of employment 
• The contract of probationary employment 

Module 6: The use of fixed term contracts in terms of section 198B of the Labour Relations Act  

Module 7: Trade unions and shop stewards’ overview 

Module 8: CCMA overview  

• What is the CCMA? 
• Dispute Referral 
• Conciliation / arbitration 
• Representation at conciliation and arbitration (incorporating the amended CCMA rules) 
• Failure to appear or be properly represented at conciliation 
• The certificate of outcome 
• Con / Arb 
• Preparing for conciliation 
• Arbitration 
• Pre-dismissal arbitration 

Module 9: Basic conditions of employment 

• Earnings threshold
• The regulation of working time 
• Hours of work and overtime 
• Section 9: ordinary hours of work 
• Section 10: overtime 
• Section 14: meal Intervals 
• Section 16 & section 18 
• Remuneration for Sunday and public holiday work 
• Section 20: annual leave 
• Annual leave and termination of employment 
• The accumulation of annual leave 
• Section 22: sick leave 
• Section 25: maternity leave 
• Parental leave effective from 01 January 2020 
• Section: 27 family responsibility leave 
• Religious holidays 
• Study leave for examination or study purposes 

Module 10: CCMA information sheets  

• Constructive dismissal 
• Desertion 
• Disciplinary procedures 
• Drunkenness on duty 
• Employee v independent contractor 
• Harassment 
• Ill health or injury 
• Misconduct 
• Poor work performance 
• Polygraph testing 
• Retrenchment 
• Sectoral determinations 
• Unfair dismissals and unfair labour practices 
• Unilateral changes 

Purpose of the course:  

• To give an overview of labour relations and labour law.  

Upon completion of the course delegates will be able to:  

• Better understand the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Labour Relations Act, including relevant regulations and codes of good practice. 

The course will be useful for:  

• Employees dealing with discipline and the day-to-day management of personnel,  
• Hr officers 
• Supervisors 
• Shop stewards  

Important:  

Please note that this is a general course and is therefore be presented in a manner to make it understandable for all delegates. This is not an advanced course in Labour Relations. 

Registration Fee

• Price per delegate for the interactive online presentation - R 2440-00 
• Price per delegate for the presentation at Protea Hotel Tyger Valley in Cape Town - R 3390-00 (Incl. lunch and refreshments)
• Includes course material and certificates. 

Course material will only be made available to paid participants.

Seats are limited. Early booking is essential.

For further information contact:

• Hanlie or Peraldo (012) 661 3208 / (012) 661 1411
• Email: [email protected] or [email protected]