HOW NOT TO GO TO THE IDT
“Strategies to ensure that you and your organization operate within the ambits of the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act (LRIDA)”
PREAMBLE & PURPOSE
This Three-Day programme will provide you with the strategies and techniques required, to minimize industrial conflict, prevent referrals to the IDT and create a work environment conducive to harmony and higher levels of productivity.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
HR Professionals, Specialists and Practitioners, Industrial Relations Personnel, Office Administrators, Labour Relations Officers, and managers with the functional responsibility for hiring, firing, disciplining, Interpreting and implementing the Labour Laws
TOPICS:
(i) Why do Organizations go to the IDT…?
(ii) Interpreting the Labour Laws
Ø The LRIDA and the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT)
Ø Costs arising from Industrial action and the impact on Business
(iii) Grievance Administration & Disciplinary Procedures
Ø Grievance Administration strategies
Ø Disciplinary practices and procedures
Ø The importance of “Due Process” and the “Rule of Natural Justice”
(iv) Negotiating Strategies and Techniques
Ø The Conciliation/mediation processes and strategies
Ø Cases and Awards
HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT
Ø Understand and apply the interpretation of the Labour Laws to the resolution and understanding of employment issues;
Ø Understand the nature of grievances and tools for grievance administration; be able to manage the disciplinary processes and ensure that procedures and practices are lawful, justified and fair;
Ø Understand how to manage and prevent your issues from being referred to the IDT
Ø Understand the Conciliation and Mediation approaches.
