Articles tagged with:

disciplinary enquiry

Apologise and save your job

Oct 30, 2019

It happens often that employers are faced with an employee at a disciplinary enquiry who vehemently denies the allegations against him/her or persistently denies any wrongdoing, even though the...

Guidelines to suspend an employee for misconduct

Apr 4, 2018

If an employee commits misconduct and the employer suspends him before the disciplinary enquiry, a fair procedure must be followed. If not, the employer can be taken to the CCMA for an unfair labour...

Employee theft in the workplace

Feb 8, 2017

If an employee is stealing, the employer has two options regarding the theft. It is advisable to formulate the allegation as 'being in possession of company property without authorisation' as it is...

What constitutes misconduct?

Dec 14, 2016

There is no complete or definitive list of types of misconduct that employees can commit at the workplace. Types of misconduct may also differ from company to company as what may be considered as...

Misconduct and Criminal Offence

Mar 30, 2016

How does an employer deal with misconduct that also happens to be a criminal offence? Employee misconduct can be a complex issue, especially if the act of misconduct is also a crime. It is unique...

Requirements for a disciplinary hearing

Feb 9, 2016

If an employee commits misconduct, the employer cannot just dismiss him. The employer needs to first hold a disciplinary hearing/enquiry. A fair disciplinary hearing gives the employee an...

Legal Representation at Disciplinary Enquiries

Oct 14, 2015

Legal representation at in-house/internal employer disciplinary enquiries has been much debated due to the uncertainty as to whether an accused employee has the right to legal representation or not...