Misconduct | Online Course

To Fire or Not to Fire?

12 November 2026 | 13:00 – 16:00

About this Course

The constitutional imperative of fair labour practice underpins every employment relationship. Employers have the onerous task of adroitly balancing the maintenance of discipline and the rights of employees. Conversely, employees, while protected by certain rights, need to abide by the rules of the employer.

Course Content

Discussion on the immutable principle of fairness which underpins the relationship between an employer and an employee. The disavowal of fairness can have serious consequences.

Distinguishing between misconduct and incapacity. Misconduct is a breach of a workplace rule that entails discipline, while incapacity relates to a disability or inability and is followed by counselling.

Section 186 dismissals which include a list of conduct that the law would regard as a dismissal. We will consider the failure to renew a fixed-term contract and constructive dismissals where the employer makes the employment relationship intolerable.

Automatically unfair dismissals. The law will consider the conduct of an employer in certain circumstances to be automatically unfair, for example, discrimination.

Dispute path: From dismissal to the CCMA and Labour Court, the LRA prescribes the path that an employee must follow in disputing a dismissal.

Presenter

Saleem Seedat is an advocate of the High Court and has acted as a judge in the High Court and the Labour Court. He specialises in labour law, labour relations, alternative dispute resolution, and the law of contract.

He is an accredited CCMA trainer and also lectured on industrial relations at the Wits Business School and on labour law. He is also a former part-time senior commissioner of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).

Who Should Attend?

• Legal practitioners, including attorneys and advocates
• Human resources professionals
• Trade union officials
• Professionals dealing with employment issues
• Any person involved in workplace disciplinary and employment matters

Course Information

Note: Kindly note that this course might run over the scheduled time. Please do not arrange any other appointments for at least 30 minutes after the scheduled closing time.

Registration Fees (Including VAT)

Banking Details

Account Name: Law Society of South Africa
Bank: FNB Pretoria
Branch Code: 250655
Account Number: 6200 9641 079
Reference: MC, Surname, Initials

How to Register

Kindly note that registrations are done online. For certification purposes, participants should register individually, using their own email address. This will enable the system to generate a unique username and password for each person.

STEP 1

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STEP 2

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STEP 3

After submitting your registration, you will receive a system-generated confirmation email.

If you do not receive it, please contact Bettie Lubbe.

Contact Information

Bettie Lubbe
Email: Bettie@LSSALEAD.org.za
Telephone: 012 441 4670

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