Event category: Short Session Presentations

Understanding the CCMA and it’s Processes

This presentation aims to make users aware of the CCMA, its different processes, how the CCMA aims to uphold fair labour practices, and pointers on how to ensure a positive outcome when attending a hearing.

Code of Good Practice: Dismissal Schedule 8 of the LRA

This presentation provides the legislative framework for dealing with dismissals fairly in terms of the Code of Good Practice (Schedule 8) of the LRA. It also outlines the difference between misconduct and incapacity.

Preparing and Conducting disciplinary hearings

This presentation provides an overview of what is required when preparing for and conducting disciplinary hearings. The content includes the following:

1. The goal of discipline: An overview
2. The preparatory stage
3. Conducting a hearing

Post hearing issues

Who may represent Workers at the CCMA?

This presentation focusses on CCMA Rule 25 which sets out who may represent parties at CCMA hearings.  Includes the following -

1. Introduction
2. Overview of conciliation, arbitration and con-arb hearings
3. Representation at conciliation hearings
4. Representation at con-arb and arbitration hearings
5. Representation at facilitation processes (s189A of the LRA)

Representation by ‘others’, including advice offices

Course duration: 00:00:00

Improvement and Transformation of Workplace Relations – promotion of CCMA intervention

This presentation provides an overview of the various capacity-building interventions that form part of the “Workplace Transformation” package. These interventions include:

1. Building Workplace Relations (BWR)
2. Managing Conflict in the Workplace (MCW)

Effective Negotiation Skills (ENS)

Course duration: 00:00:00

Workplace Forums

This presentation explores the definition of a workplace forum, how it is established, and its functions.

Course duration: 12:37:28

International Agencies, the CCMA and Labour LAw in SA

This presentation covers:

1. The constitutional right to fair labour practice
2. The purpose of the Labour Relations Act
3. The role and powers of the CCMA
4. Who is an employee / employer for purposes of the Labour Relations Act?
5. The rights of employees, employed in South Africa
6. The obligations of Missions in South Africa in relation to employment law

The South African labour dispute resolution path, different stages thereof, and the factors impacting on each stage.

Course duration: 00:00:00

Dealing with sexual harassment as a form of unfair discrimination at the workplace

This slide presentation is designed to focus on sexual harassment within the workplace, providing users with an overview of the following –

1. What is sexual harassment?
2. Why sexual harassment is dealt with under the EEA.
3. The Code of Good Practice on the handling of sexual harassment cases in the workplace.
4. How to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace.
5. Dispute resolution.
6. Case law.
7. Remedies.

The target group for the course includes, but is not limited to, trade union shop stewards and officials, HR/IR managers and employer’s organisation officials.

Course duration: 10:25:46

Discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace

This presentation covers:

• The need for employment equity;
• Unfair discrimination;
• Equal pay for equal work (as a specific form of discrimination); and

Sexual harassment (as a specific form of discrimination).

CCMA Guidelines on Misconduct Arbitration

This presentation provides an overview of the CCMA Guidelines on Misconduct Arbitration.

The target group for the course includes, but is not limited to, employer and employee representatives who participate in arbitration proceedings.