Labour & Employment Law
The department assists employers and employees alike and believe that a clear understanding of both parties is required to ensure sufficient dispute resolution and sound collective bargaining.
The department also assists various listed and international clients in drafting and implementing grievance and disciplinary policies and procedures, whilst also providing services and advice on the socio-economic importance of proper and good labour relations in a corporation and the labour force as a whole.
Focus Areas
The following fields within the Labour and Employment Law department of JJR Inc. are covered:
Disciplinary Enquiries
- Chairing of disciplinary enquiries
- Drafting of charge sheets
- Representation for employees
- Initiation for employers
- Drafting of appeals for employees
- Appeal outcomes for employers1
Litigation and representation in
- CCMA, accredited Bargaining Councils & arbitration forums
- Labour Court
- Labour Appeal Court
- Constitutional Court
Facilitation of
- Section 189 Retrenchment processes
- Strikes
- Company Restructuring
- Mergers
Drafting of
- Contracts of employment
- Company Policies
- Disciplinary Codes and Procedures
- Grievance Procedures
- Employment Equity Plans
- Recruitment Selection Plans
- Section 197 Transfer of Employment
- SHE Plans and other Health and Safety Compliance Plans
- Legal Opinions and Dispute Resolution Proposals
Training and Workshops presented
- Basic Conditions of Employment Act refresher course
- How to deal with grievances in the workplace
- How to conduct Disciplinary Enquiries
- (how to initiate, how to chair and how to draft charges)
- Conducting conciliations and arbitrations in the CCMA
- Firefighting
- Legislation and its effect on your company and management
HR Management Plans
Various retainer and HR management plans are available for small, medium and large companies and as per your requirements.
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Labour & Employment Law
Our Labour and Employment Law department is headed by Mr. JJ Jacobs.