16 July 2025 | 13:00 – 16:00

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, who 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 also is a former part-time senior commissioner of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).

Closing date for registrations: 15 July 2025

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.

Certification
All sessions are mandatory to qualify for a certificate.

Registration fee categories (including VAT):

·         Practising legal practitioners and other staff from legal firms: R 880 per person.

·         Non-practising legal practitioners/others: R 1 190 per person.

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:
Payment should be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT) only. You are required to upload the proof of payment (PDF) in step 2 – (Online registration form). Should an invoice be required to effect payment, replace the proof of payment document with a note (Word) requesting an invoice.

LSSA banking details: Account name: Law Society of South Africa | Bank: FNB Pretoria | Branch code: 251445 | Account no: 6200 9641 079 | Reference: MC, Initials and Surname

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 

Once you have registered to participate, you will receive a system-generated confirmation e-mail that we have received your registration documentation.  Twenty-four hours before the course starts, you will receive an e-mail with the link to the course (Microsoft Teams) as well as your course material . Read the instructions in the e-mail carefully. If you do not receive this said email, please check your Spam / Junk folder, or kindly contact Bettie Lubbe on Bettie@LSSALEAD.org.za or Tel No (012) 441 4670, the day before the course start.  Attendees must ensure that they have access to MS Teams well in advance. Kindly test your link as soon as you get it.

Email: Bettie@LSSALEAD.org.za | (012) 4414670

·         The LSSA will not accept liability for fees not paid into the designated LSSA bank account.

·         The course will be conducted in English only.

·         The course will be delivered via MS TEAMS. Please ensure MS TEAMS is installed on your computer before the course begins.

·         In compliance with company policy and copyright regulations, no recordings or PowerPoint presentations will be made available after the course.

·         Course materials and the course link will be sent to you via email approximately 24 hours before the course begins.

·         Please test the links as soon as you receive them. If you do not receive the email, check your junk mail folder. If it’s not there, contact Bettie Lubbe at Bettie@LSSALEAD.org.za.

·         No cancellations will be accepted after the course materials and link have been shared. Participants who do not cancel in time or fail to attend will forfeit the course fee.

·         To cancel your registration, you must do so in writing before the course materials and link are sent. Cancellations will not be accepted after this point, and failure to comply will result in the full fee being charged.

·         LSSA/LEAD reserves the right to postpone or cancel any program due to insufficient demand. In the event of a cancellation, registered delegates will be given reasonable notice, and all fees paid will be refunded.

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