Employment Law South Africa

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1 Employment Law South Africa 31 January 2018 JSB Group Limited 2018

2 Table of contents Administration notes... 3 Terms and Conditions... 4 Venue details... Error! Bookmark not defined. Speaker biography... 6 Course Programme... 7 Employment Law South Africa 2 JSB

3 Administration notes Purpose Get an appreciation of the employment law framework and working conditions that govern South Africa. Timings and registration Please report to reception/concierge on arrival. Registration will be open from 9am. Please aim to arrive at the venue by 9:15am at the latest to complete registration. The seminar will begin at 9:30am and finish at approximately 16:30pm. Preparation Please complete the online pre course questionnaire and return to us as soon as possible before the seminar commences. Lunch and refreshments Refreshments will be provided throughout the day along with a buffet lunch. A vegetarian lunch option will be available but please let us know if you have any other special dietary requirements on your pre-course questionnaire. Smoking policy It is illegal to smoke anywhere within the venue premises. Access requirements and special facilities Delegates with any special requirements should contact Jade Wysocki on before the seminar. Dress code The dress code for this programme is smart/casual. Messages Please note that it will not be possible to interrupt the seminar to pass on messages, and we remind you that all mobiles should be switched off during the seminar. Employment Law South Africa 3 JSB

4 Terms and Conditions Payment Unless otherwise expressly agreed by JSB, payment either by cheque, BACS or credit card must be received within 14 days from the date of invoice, or five days before the event to which this invoice relates, whichever is earlier. Please make cheques payable to JSB Group Ltd. It is a condition of attendance that the event fee has been pre-paid. In the event of late payment we reserve our statutory right to interest at the rate of 8% above base under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act Cancellations, Transfers, Substitutions and Refunds The above requests must all be made in writing. Cancellations The following charges apply if you cancel: 29+ days before an event = 20% of the event fee days before an event = 50% of the event fee days before an event = 100% of the event fee. Transfers Transfers made 15+ days prior to an event will be charged at 20% of the event fee. Transfers made 1-14 days prior to an event will be charged at 50% of the event fee. The transfer option only applies to delegates who are transferring to a different date for the same event. Delegates must specify their choice of transfer date at the time of transfer. The option to transfer can only be used once, after which non-attendance will be treated as a cancellation and all outstanding invoices will be due. The original event invoice must be paid in full prior to a transfer invoice being issued. If you would like to make a substitution, please call us on and we will be happy to help you. Substitutions can be made at any time without incurring a penalty. Employment Law South Africa 4 JSB

5 Venue details Grange Holborn Hotel Southampton Row London, WC1B 4AR Telephone: Fax: Website: By rail The hotel is easily accessible from all Central London mainline stations and taxis are available outside the stations. If you wish to travel to the hotel using the underground please visit this is the Transport for London website and is a valuable tool for planning your journey. Attached is a tube map that you may find useful along with a street map. By underground The nearest underground station is Holborn Station (Central and Piccadilly Line). Exit the station to the right hand side at the top of the escalators. Cross the road and walk up Southampton Row. The hotel is on the 2nd junction and is approximately a three minute walk from the station. By air The Heathrow Express runs direct to London Paddington in just 15 minutes (20 minutes from Terminal 5), with a train every quarter of an hour. The Gatwick Express runs a similar service into London Victoria. Light rail services (DLR) run regularly from London City Airport. By car We recommend using Google maps or a sat-nav to plan your individual journey, please use the postcode WC1B 4AR. The hotel does not have a car park attached to the building but roadside parking is available. There is parking available at Bloomsbury Square car park (WC1A 2RJ). Accommodation We have not been allocated any special rates with the hotel for this event, but if you wish to book a room at the venue please go to the website where you will be able to take advantage of any promotional rates. Alternatively we suggest the following web links for locating suitable accommodation: Employment Law South Africa 5 JSB

6 Speaker biography Chris Todd Chris Todd was admitted as an attorney in For a number of years he specialised in public law dispute resolution and in employment in the public law sphere. He advised extensively on the employment law implications of business transfers in the public sector, privatisation initiatives, and outsourcing. After a two year stint in mergers and acquisitions, Chris returned to a dispute resolution practice, providing advisory and litigation services in employment, public law, and ADR. Since 2011 he has been involved in policy work, advising organised business and various employers on the terms of proposed amendments to employment laws and related matters. In the course of his dispute resolution practice Chris has represented local government clients in High Court litigation over public sector pension fund restructuring, involving several years of complex litigation and ADR; and in employment litigation at various levels including public and private employment law tribunals, in the Labour Court, Labour Appeal Court and Constitutional Court. He has also represented a range of public sector clients in boardroom or senior executive disputes and in related mediation or facilitation processes; and, pro bono, in public interest matters for NGO clients. Chris dispute resolution career includes roles as adjudicator, having served two periods as an acting judge of the Labour Court, and on private tribunals in employment disputes. He was accredited by CEDR as a commercial mediator in April 2007, and his mediation experience includes representing parties in mediations and serving as mediator in commercial disputes. Chris is co-author of the leading South African work on the employment consequences of business restructuring and outsourcing, Business Transfers and Employment Rights in South Africa, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, He is also co- author (with another Bowman Gilfillan partner, Talita Laubscher) of Contracts of Employment, Siber Ink 2008, and author of Collective Bargaining Law, Siber Ink More recently he co-authored (with John Brand and Felicity Steadman) Commercial Mediation: A User s Guide (Juta, 2012). Chambers and Partners 2015 ranked Chris in Band 1 for employment law. He has also been ranked as leading lawyer by Legal Employment Law South Africa 6 JSB

7 Course Programme 09:00 Registration and coffee 09:30 Introduction to South African employment law Overview of the general principles of national employment laws New trends and developments 10:15 Hiring employees Pre-employment checks Offers of employment Work permits 11:00 Break 11:15 The employment relationship and employment contracts Typical employment arrangements Drafting terms and conditions of employment contracts Fixed term contracts Remuneration and benefits Working time Holiday and sick pay 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Employee relations Introduction to the different employee representative bodies and their roles Collective bargaining Equality and diversity Discrimination and harassment Flexible working and family-friendly rights Discipline and grievances 15:00 Break Employment Law South Africa 7 JSB

8 Programme continued 15:15 Termination of employment Grounds for dismissal Dismissal rights Redundancies, reorganisations and restructurings Black Economic Empowerment An overview of the legislation 16:00 Questions and Answers 16:30 End of Seminar Employment Law South Africa 8 JSB