Navigating the Disciplinary Hearing and Beyond—Strategies for Success
CPD Hours: 1.5
Price: R400.00
Navigating the Disciplinary Hearing and Beyond—Strategies for Success
Presenters : Chantelle de Sousa
Overview
Understanding and correctly applying disciplinary procedures is crucial to ensuring that dismissals are both legally sound and defensible.
This webinar is the second instalment of a two-part webinar series designed to guide HR professionals, managers, legal practitioners and employee representatives through the full disciplinary process from initiation to sanction.
Part 1 (click here) covers the foundational principles required prior to initiating disciplinary proceedings, gather evidence, draft notices, and make suspension decisions. Part 2 of the webinar series offer best practice and procedure for conducting disciplinary hearings from understanding the responsibilities of each party to applying mitigating and aggravating factors, drafting findings, and determining appropriate sanctions.
Join Attorney Chantelle for a walk through the legal and procedural steps necessary for conducting effective disciplinary hearings that can stand up to scrutiny.
Learning objectives
Attending this webinar will equip you with the following skills:
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Identify the key role players in a disciplinary hearing and understand their responsibilities.
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Understand the expected conduct and duties of the chairperson during the hearing.
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Gain practical guidance on the roles of the initiator and the employee throughout the hearing process.
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Learn how to evaluate and apply aggravating and mitigating factors when assessing misconduct.
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Develop the skills to write a clear finding and determine an appropriate sanction based on the evidence.
Content
The webinar will cover the following topics:
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The Disciplinary Hearing – Who Are the Key Role Players?
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The Chairperson – How to Behave.
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The Initiator – What Do You Need to Do?
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The Employee – What Do You Need to Do?
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Aggravating and Mitigating Factors.
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Writing a Finding – Guilty or Not Guilty.
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Sanction – To Fire or Not to Fire.