More and more often I am coming across Notices of Disciplinary Hearings which contain incorrect or inaccurate charges/alleged offences. The Chairperson is bound by the wording of these charges - even where the evidence may show that the Employee is guilty of an offence - but not the one described in...

The awaited rules of the CCMA and the arbitration guidelines on misconduct have been gazetted. They are effective 1st April 2015.

Disciplinary action is ‘a necessary evil’, so they say. ‘Evil’ – that is true in many respects, but there is indeed a positive side to it. Good leadership requires a sensitive balance between the motivation of your staff, and their discipline – the proverbial carrot and stick. Of course,...