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staff contacts are:
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Tim
Brown
Matthew Francis |
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OUR
EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR TEAM
Our specialised team of qualified labour lawyers
offers sensible and practical advice on labour
law, industrial relations, and human resources
matters.
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The individual team members are:
OUR
EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW SERVICES
Recruitment and selection
The costs of selecting and recruiting the right people
are significant. We can provide guidance through the
legal intricacies of appointing staff; advice in minimising
claims from unsuccessful internal and external applicants;
and assistance in negotiating and drafting sound employment
contracts.
Trade union relations and collective agreements
The success of an enterprise often rests on its relationship
with recognised trade unions. We can provide strategic
advice in managing your relationship with Unions and
assistance in the negotiation and preparation of sensible
collective agreements, including organisational rights
agreements.
Employment equity and skills development
We can assist you in preparing, submitting and updating
your Employment Equity and Skills Development Plans.
We are also able to advise on the recovery of skills
development levies. We have access to outside specialists
to facilitate the planning process with your staff,
if required.
Strike planning and lockouts
Managing strikes and lockouts remains important to the
success of your enterprise. We can assist with negotiating
and preparing strike and picketing rules and practical
and strategic advice in dealing with actual strikes.
Retrenchment planning
The present tough economic climate and increasing international
competition continue to make retrenchments a business
reality. We can assist you in planning retrenchments
so as to minimise the risks of industrial action and
litigation.
Disciplinary procedures
Many otherwise justifiable dismissals are overturned
because employers have not followed the statutory procedures.
We can provide -
- assistance
in drafting charges and notices;
- advice
on all aspects of the disciplinary process;
- representation
at disciplinary enquiries, where appropriate; and
- chairing
of disciplinary enquiries, where an external, objective
chairperson is desirable
CCMA
Arbitrations
Employers are automatically entitled to legal representation
at CCMA arbitrations, except those relating to dismissals
for misconduct, physical or medical incapacity and poor
performance. Even where employers are not entitled to
automatic legal representation, it may be possible to
persuade the CCMA to allow representation in view of
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- the
difficulty of the point of law involved;
- the
complexity of the facts;
- the
level of public interest in the matter; and
- the
comparative ability of the parties (this may be
especially relevant where the other party is represented
by a trade union representative).
Pre-arbitration services
In cases where you are not entitled to representation,
we can prepare your witnesses, prepare a file of relevant
documents and advise you on strategy and legal argument.
Workshops, seminars and training
We can provide presentations on any aspect of the law
relating to human resources and labour relations, including
updates on new developments. |
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