2020-06-03

Upcoming Webinar Short Course: Initiate & Chair a Disciplinary Enquiry

Drake Editorial Team

A 2-day programme designed to empower all managers and leaders in the organisation to initiate and preside over disciplinary hearings.

Date: 23 and 24 June 2020
Time: 08:00am - 13:00pm
Platform: Zoom Webinars
Cost: R1500.00 excluding VAT per person

 

Day 1

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINARY PROCESS AND ITS PURPOSE

  • Fundamental premise that should apply to all disciplinary action
  • Typical causes of disciplinary problems in the workplace
  • Different types/ categories of dismissal What does the law require in order for a dismissal to be fair? Substantive Fairness & Procedural Fairness
  • Progressive discipline
  • Initiating a disciplinary enquiry, collecting evidence, drafting the charges, preparing witnesses
  • Suspension
THE RULES OF EVIDENCE APPLICABLE TO DISCIPLINARY ENQUIRES ON THE WORKPLACE
  • The admissibility of evidence
  • Allegations, evidence and facts
  • Real evidence, admissions and confessions Preparation for the enquiry.

Day 2


THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS - WHAT ONE CAN EXPECT IN A DISCIPLINARY ENQUIRY

  • Opening statement- Evidence in chief Cross examination
  • Re-examination
  • Closing arguments
  • Submissions in mitigation and aggravation


LAW OF EVIDENCE IN SO FAR AS IT MIGHT APPLY TO DISCIPLINARY ENQUIRIES
  • Deciding the merits of the case
  • Relevant and acceptable facts
  • The reliability and credibility of witnesses The balance of probabilities
  • The onus / burden of proof
  • Formulating and documenting the findings Mitigating and / or aggravating circumstances Determining and ruling on the sanction


THE ROLE OF THE INITIATOR


THE ROLE OF THE CHAIRPERSON

 

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