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At Drake International, we understand the uniqueness of your business, and that is why we tailor our solutions to meet your specific needs. From small start-ups to large corporations, our expert team helps you achieve success through custom HR solutions, training, and ongoing support.

We specialise in:

Custom HR policies

Best practices and procedures in Industrial Relations

Compliance with legislative frameworks

Stay ahead of the curve with our guidance on employment law, reducing workplace conflicts, minimising risk, and ensuring optimal staff performance. Let us ease your workload and give you peace of mind with the following offerings.

Who can deny the inter-relationship between these 3 transformational pieces of legislation? The intended synergy is undeniable. Unfortunately, it has been our experience that many organisations deal with each one of these “portfolios” as separate areas of compliance. Such a disconnected response will typically result in a compromised return, a disillusioned employee body and a jaded management team.

Our response is a holistic one where we will partner with you to ensure an appropriate return on investment, resulting in substantive transformation as opposed to mere paper compliance without any real, tangible benefits.

Our range of interventions includes:

  • Employment equity awareness sessions for the employee body

  • Support services in respect of the nomination and election of the employment equity committee

  • Providing supporting documentation required by the Employment Equity Committee – Constitution

  • Employment Equity Committee Capacitation

  • Holistic consulting services to ensure legislative compliance and strategic input to maximise return on investment

  • Facilitate training and development, interventions, including learnerships, as well as the requisite

The only constant is change. Nowhere is this truer than in the workplace. With its plethora of various pieces of paperwork combined with a raft of seemingly endless pieces of legislation which are in a constant state of flux, one needs to be on top of one’s game. It’s a full-time job.

We can assist you regarding the following:

  • Contracts of Employment (both fixed term and indefinite) – reviewed against legislation and best practice.

  • Policy, Practice and Procedure

  • Training and Development – to ensure legislative compliance and implementation of policy

An unfortunate but unavoidable reality – some of your employees will leave you at your behest. Over and above what can be emotionally traumatic, one needs to walk the legal tightrope of ensuring that any dismissal is fair.

We can assist you in the following respects:

  • Provide legal advice and support services

  • Suspension of employees suspected of misconduct

  • Investigation into alleged acts of misconduct

  • Formulation of charges

  • Preparation of required legal notices

  • Act as the company representative

  • Perform the services of a chairperson

  • Assist the employer in preparation for any arbitration

  • Dismissals for misconduct

  • Provide requisite legal advice and support services

  • Preparation of requisite legal notices

  • Facilitation of the consultation process

Are you an “Employer” contemplating retrenchment? If so, the law requires you to mitigate the adverse effects on the affected employees. We can help you and your employees.

With our outplacement programme, we will do the following:

  • Practical career advice and emotional support;

  • Positive, expert consultation from a neutral third party;

  • Career coaching and resume preparation;

  • Conducting behavioural assessments, which provide an insight into an individual’s skills, abilities and personal characteristics, and can be used to determine the best career path

  • Minimising the job search period and consequent stress; and,

  • Accessing networks and providing insight into the ‘hidden’ job market

This will greatly improve the prospects of employees re-entering the job market.

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After being retrenched, I felt uncertain about my future. Thanks to Drake International’s outplacement programme, I successfully transitioned into a new role at a reputable company. This experience highlighted the significance of kindness and professionalism in opening doors to new opportunities.

Candidate
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P3 has been a game-changer in our recruitment and people management and retention strategies. Even when the candidate doesn’t think it’s that accurate, time always proves different. I highly recommend this tool!

Co-Founder & CEO | Audio Post-Production & Dubbing Company
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P3 has been a game-changer in our recruitment and people management, and retention strategies. Even when the candidate doesn’t think it’s that accurate, time always proves different. I highly recommend this tool!

Generator Services
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Our POPIA training with the DTA was exceptional! Shanray was patient and professional, effortlessly managing numerous changes throughout the process.

We appreciated the effort, cost-effectiveness, and high-quality service provided. We will use the DTA again and highly recommend them.

Shanray's smooth implementation and virtual meetings were particularly valuable - she is truly a gem!

Executive Assistant to MD | Social Development Enterprise
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The trainee felt incredibly empowered and happy after completing the Frontline and Business Etiquette Skills Short Course at DTA. The training equipped her with valuable skills and knowledge that she's eager to apply in her role.

We appreciate your support and look forward to partnering on more courses in the future to continue developing our team's capabilities. 

Dynamic Operations Manager | Abrasives Supplier
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They say some people leave a lasting impression on those they make contact with and I am glad to announce that Drake International had most certainly left one on us that will be remembered, the engagement between our team and the Drake team made every minute count, such that the direction that we were given was not just clear but inspiring. Some things came to life that even I, as a manager with 23 years of experience, did not know of.

Your understanding, support and patience made a big difference, thank you!

Team Leader | Warehousing & Distribution Centre