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PUT YOUR TRAINING BUDGET TO WORK AND REAP THE BENEFITS OF THIS SEMINAR FOR YOUR ENTIRE ORGANISATION.
Keeping abreast of important developments in the ever-changing area of labour law should be of prime concern for labour law and HR practitioners. Juta's Annual Labour Law Seminar, a practical one-day update, brings you information about relevant, key developments in all the critical areas of labour law. Our panel of renowned experts will highlight potential pitfalls and provide you with the information needed to ensure that your IR and HR practices are up to date.
Our expert speakers will discuss the most recent important case law and statutory developments affecting the employment relationship. Important statutory changes are on the way, so this year’s hot topics will include labour brokers, temporary employment and protection of personal information.
Delegates will receive a 4-monthly electronic newsletter service incorporating key case law and commentary, written by the panel, keeping you up to date with the law affecting your business ALL YEAR ROUND!
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PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW - John Grogan
- Contractual issues
- Developments in dismissal law
- Unfair labour practices
WORKPLACE CHANGE - Susan Stelzner
- Reasons for retrenchment
- Retrenchment of a single employee
- Selection criteria
- Large-scale retrenchments
- Section 197
- Second generation outsourcing
COLLECTIVE LABOUR LAW, STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS - Puke Maserumule
- Organisational rights
- Interdicting strikes and pickets
- Secondary action
- Striking to have a manager dismissed
- Dismissal of strikers
DISCRIMINATION LAW - Barney Jordaan
- Unfair discrimination
- Affirmative action
- Gender discrimination
A PANEL DEBATE SURROUNDING PRACTICAL CURRENT ISSUES INCLUDING:
- Pending possible changes re labour broking / contracting
- The draft CCMA guidelines on misconduct arbitrations
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7 September - Westin Grand Arabella Quays, Cape Town
8 September - Marine Protea Hotel, Port Elizabeth
9 September - Hilton Hotel, Durban
14 September - Ilanga Estate, Bloemfontein
15 September - Indaba Hotel, Sandton
16 September - CSIR Convention Centre - Pretoria, Tshwane
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- HR and LR Practitioners
- Legal Practitioners
- CCMA officials
- Bargaining council and private arbitrators
- Line Managers responsible for a HR/LR function
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08h00 Registration, tea & coffee
08h30 Welcome and introduction
08h35 Individual Employment Law
10h15 Q & A
10h30 Tea
10h45 Workplace change
11h45 Q & A
12h00 Collective labour law & strikes and lockouts
12h45 Q & A
13h00 Lunch
14h00 Discrimination Law
15h00 Tea
15h15 Panel debate surrounding practical current issues including pending possible changes re labour broking or contracting and the draft CCMA guidelines on misconduct arbitrations
16h15 Q & A
16h45 Close |
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Barney Jordaan is a labour law and labour relations practitioner and Director of Maserumule Consulting. He was admitted as an attorney in 1983 and was Professor of Law at Stellenbosch University until 1997. He is currently extraordinary professor at the Graduate School of Business of
Stellenbosch University where he teaches employment law, employment relations, negotiations and conflict management. He is also director of the USB's Africa Centre for Dispute Settlement and is visiting lecturer at the GSB of the University of Cape Town. He has been active as a mediator and
arbitrator for many years and has written extensively on labour law and is
co-author of, and contributor to, a number of books and publications. |
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John Grogan is one of the most prolific and respected writers on labour law in South Africa. He is the author of three leading labour law texts, namely Worplace Law, Dismissal, Discrimination and Unfair Labour Practices and Collective Labour Law. Dr Grogan has been involved in the practice and teaching of labour law for over 20 years, and left his position as head of the Department of Law at Rhodes University for private practice as a labour lawyer in 1997. Apart from practicing in the labour courts, Dr Grogan conducts private arbitrations and continues to publish and lecture. He also edits a number of leading publications, including Employment Law. He has been a part-time senior commissioner of the CCMA, a panelist on a number of bargaining councils, and has acted as a judge in both the Labour and High Courts. |
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Puke Maserumule is a Director of Maserumule Incorporated and Maserumule Employment Consultancy (Pty)Ltd. He has acted as a Labour Court Judge periodically since 1997 and has also acted as a High Court Judge. In his capacity as Acting Judge of the Labour Court, he has been involved in interpreting labour legislation and building the new labour jurisprudence. He is also a member of the legal team that drafted amendments to the Labour Relations Act and Basic Conditions of Employment Act. He is an accredited mediator and arbitrator of Tokiso. |
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Susan Stelzner is a director in the employment law department at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs. Susan has more than 20 years' experience in all aspects of employment law, advising mainly corporate clients, including multinationals and foreign companies with interests in SA. She has acted as a mediator and arbitrator and as a Judge of the Labour Court on a number of occasions. Susan has contributed to several books, regularly writes articles for various publications and the press and presents seminars and training courses on various aspects of labour legislation. She is an Honourary life member of SASLAW and currently senior vice-chair of the International Bar Association's Discrimination Committee. She has co-chaired sessions at the IBA's employment law conferences in Barcelona, Copenhagen, London and Berlin and the annual conferences in Singapore and Madrid over the past 5 years. |
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DELEGATE'S FEEDBACK
“Well run with excellent topics…relevant to the IR climate”. Adcock Ingram
“Up to date, relevant information shared in laymans' terms. Great value for money”. Group Five
“Speakers presentations are very practical and the workbooks with case law references are invaluable”. Austen Smith Attorneys
"...Everyone involved in labour relations and legal issues in SA should attend." Department of Education
'Very informative and up-to-date. Deals with the current issues effectively and presenters show insight on labour law issues’ University of the Free State
‘Impressive delivery by speakers’…’Good selection and analysis of cases and topics’ Shepstone & Wylie
“Very enlightening sessions with excellent speakers. Time well spent.”
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NORMAL REGISTRATION*
First delegate: R3816.00; Second delegate: R3118.00
* Bookings of three or more delegates qualify for a "group booking" rate - refer below
GOVERNMENT / NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS - 25% DISCOUNT**
First delegate: R2862.00; Second and subsequent delegates: R2338.50
** Offer valid on bookings of 3 or more delegates
GROUP BOOKINGS
3-5 delegates (5% discount):
First delegate: R3 625.20; Second and subsequent delegates: R2 962.10
6-10 delegates (10% discount):
First delegate: R3 434.40; Second and subsequent delegates: R2 806.20
11-15 delegates (15% discount):
First delegate: R3 243.60; Second and subsequent delegates: R2 650.30
16+ delegates (20% discount):
First delegate: R3 052.80; Second and subsequent delegates: R2 494.40
REGISTRATION INCLUDES
- A full-day seminar, including lunch, teas and parking
- All topics highlighted during the seminar will be comprehensively covered in the complimentary Juta's Annual Labour Law Update publication and CD-ROM, including a chapter on pension and social security law by Stuart Harrison. The book incorporates convenient section breakdowns featuring Case Law, Legislation, Commentary and International Norms.
- FREE FOR EVERY DELEGATE
- UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT (Juta's Pocket Companions)
by B Jordaan, E Kalula & E Strydom
Explaining the provisions of the Labour Relations Act in plain, non-legalistic language.
OTHER TITLES IN THE JUTA'S POCKET COMPANIONS SERIES:
- Understanding the EEA
- Understanding the LRA
- Understanding Social Security Law
- Understanding BEE Law
- Juta's certificate of attendance
- Juta's Labour Law Update e-Newsletter (3 issues per annum) keeping you up-to-date for the year ahead.
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Carmen Timm
Tel. Direct: +27 21 659 2338
Tel. Switchboard: +27 21 763 3500
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