Overview  

Disciplinary hearings play a critical role in ensuring fairness, accountability, and lawful workplace management. Employers and professionals tasked with chairing or initiating disciplinary proceedings must possess both procedural knowledge and practical skills to conduct hearings effectively and in compliance with labour legislation. 

This webinar provides a practical and legally grounded approach to disciplinary hearings within the South African labour law framework. It focuses on developing the confidence, competence, and technical understanding required to manage disciplinary processes professionally — from preparing evidence and interpreting policies to delivering fair rulings and determining appropriate sanctions. 

Join Chantelle de Sousa on 28 April 2026 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am as she guides participants through the legal principles, procedural requirements, and practical techniques necessary to chair or prosecute disciplinary hearings with confidence, knowledge, and skill. Attendees will gain insight into ensuring both substantive and procedural fairness while navigating workplace discipline in compliance with applicable legislation and best practice standards.    

Learning objectives  

Attending this webinar will equip you with the following skills: 

• Ensuring procedural and substantive fairness during disciplinary hearings 

• Developing professional chairperson and initiator skills  

• Preparing and presenting evidence effectively in disciplinary proceedings 

• Drafting clear, legally defensible disciplinary rulings 

• Determining appropriate and fair sanctions in line with labour legislation and workplace policies   

Content 

The webinar will cover the following topics:  

• Labour Law and Employment Law Framework 
o Overview of Labour Law principles 
o Employment Law obligations and workplace discipline 
o Labour rights and employer responsibilities 
o Compliance with the Labour Relations Act and Code of Good Practice: Dismissal 

• Disciplinary Hearings: Practice and Procedure 
o Substantively fair dismissal 
o Procedurally fair dismissal 
o Roles and responsibilities of the Chairperson and Initiator 
o Interpretation of disciplinary procedures and workplace policies 

• Evidence, Rulings and Sanctions 
o Gathering and presenting evidence 
o Assessing credibility and probabilities 
o Drafting disciplinary findings and rulings 
o Determining appropriate sanctions and mitigating factors  

About the presenter 

Chantelle de Sousa 

Chantelle de Sousa Attorneys is a law firm dedicated to providing cost-effective and efficient all-round labour law services. Chantelle read for the BCom (Law and Economics) and LLB degrees at the North-West University (Potchefstroom) and the LLM (Human Rights, Conflict and Justice) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Chantelle was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in March 2011 Chantelle has worked in various areas of law including intellectual property and human rights in both Europe and the rest of the SADC region. She eventually settled in the field of labour law and has worked with employers, employees and trade unions in the South African labour space. She has an excellent network in the SADC region made up of lawyers, business and civil society. She is fluent in English, Afrikaans and Portuguese.    

Who should attend?  

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:  

• Corporate legal professionals 

• Advocates.  

• Attorneys. .  

• Candidate attorneys.  

• Law students.  

• Paralegals.  

Price               

• R 400.00 - Online admission - Individual.  

• Group Price 1 - From R337 per person (up to 5 users)   

• Group Price 2 - From R260 per person (up to 10 users)   

• Group Price 3 - From R224 per person (over 11 users)  

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Additional material  

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:  

• A summarised slide presentation.  

• Reference documents and/ or course material where available.  

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.  

About SA Legal Academy  

Welcome to SA Legal Academy (SALA), a provider of courses to help you succeed in your chosen career. We are committed to providing our students with the highest quality training and support, to ensure that your skills and knowledge are up to date and ready to face the challenges of the modern workplace. Our courses are designed to ensure that you reach your professional goals and enhance your career prospects. With our experienced training staff and comprehensive resources, you can be confident that you will receive the highest quality of training from SA Legal Academy.  

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