Dismissal : A Practical and Informative Toolkit to ensure a Fair and Effective Dismissal.

Cover -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- Introduction and How to Use this Book -- Management Styles in Maintaining Authority and Control -- Manager's Use of Authority -- CHAPTER 1 DISMISSAL : GETTING THE BIG PICTURE -- The Contract of Employment -- The Problems of Dismissal -- The Employer's Two-Fold Dismissal Obligations -- CHAPTER 2 GETTING IT STARTED -- Planning, Organising and The Establishment of Rules -- Introduction -- Workplace Communications -- Legal Communication Requirements -- CHAPTER 3 GETTING IT STARTED -- Conduct and Capacity -- Introduction -- Conduct vis-à-vis Capacity -- CHAPTER 4 GETTING IT PERFEC T -- Substantive and Procedural Fairness Introduction -- Substantive and Procedural Fairness -- Compliance with Procedural Fairness -- Formulating the Complaint -- Dispensing with an enquiry -- Compliance with Substantive Fairness -- Management Checklist for Compliance with Items 4 (Fair Procedure) and 7 (Dismissal Guidelines) of The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal (Schedule 8 of The LRA) -- CHAPTER 5 GETTING IT PERFEC T -- EVIDENCE AND THE BALANCE OF PROBABILITY -- Introduction -- Prior to the Disciplinary Hearing -- The Balance of Probability -- Forms of Evidence -- Notes on Forms of Evidence -- CHAPTER 6 GETTING IT PERFECT -- MISCONDUC T -- Introduction -- Section 1: Disciplinary and Dismissal Process -- Section 2: The Participants of The Disciplinary Hearing -- Section 4: Specific Acts of Misconduct -- CHAPTER 7 GETTING IT PERFEC T -- INCAPAC ITY -- Introduction -- Section 1: Incapacity: Potential -- Section 2: Incapacity and the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal -- Counselling Guidelines for Interviews -- Section 3: Incapacity Dismissal Flowchart -- CHAPTER 8 GETTING IT PERFEC T -- POOR WORK PERFOR MANCE -- Introduction -- Counselling -- Poor Performance: Assessment of Problem.

Procedure for Dismissal in The Event of Poor Work Performance -- CHAPTER 9 GETTING IT PERFEC T -- RETRENCHMENT -- Introduction -- Retrenchment Procedures -- Retrenchment Pay -- Flowchart Section 189 Retrenchment Dismissal -- CHAPTER 10 GETTING IT PERFEC T -- SPEC IAL DISMISSALS -- GETTING IT PERFEC T SPEC IAL DISMISSALS -- Incompatibility -- The Breach in the Trust Relationship -- Constructive Dismissal -- Participation in an Unprocedural, "Wild Cat" Strike Action -- Negligence -- Off-duty Conduct/Off-premises Conduct -- Dismissal at the Behest of Third Parties -- AWOP, Desertion and Abscondment - The Differences -- Dismissal as a Result of Statutory Disqualification -- Disability -- TOOLKIT FORMS AND LETTERS -- CHAPTER 11 TOOLKIT CONTENTS -- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 1: Sample Company Code: Employee Conduct and Performance -- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 2: Sample Disciplinary Code and Procedure -- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 3: Sample Incapacity Policy and Procedures -- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 4: Company Policy and Procedure i.r.o. Absenteeism (AWOP) -- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 5: AWOP Disciplinary Code and Guideline -- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 6: Generic Guideline of Disciplinary Offences and Sanctions -- FORMS AND LETTERS 1: Disciplinary Procedure Written Warning - Disciplinary Form -- FORMS AND LETTERS 2: Notice of Poor Work Performance/Capacity Hearing -- FORMS AND LETTERS 3: Poor Work Performance/ Conduct - Written Warning Form -- FORMS AND LETTERS 4: Poor Performance Evaluation/ Assessment of The Problem -- FORMS AND LETTERS 5: Ill Health/Incapacity Assessment of the Problem -- FORMS AND LETTERS 6: Capacity/Work Performance Counselling Interview Form -- FORMS AND LETTERS 7: Notification to Attend a Disciplinary Hearing -- FORMS AND LETTERS 8: Chairperson's Guide to a Disciplinary Hearing.

FORMS AND LETTERS 9: Management Checklist for Compliance with Paragraphs 4 (Fair Procedure) and 7 (Dismissal Guidelines) of The Code Of Good Practice : Dismissal (Schedule 8 of The LRA) -- FORMS AND LETTERS 10: Investigation Report Structure -- FORMS AND LETTERS 11: Suspected Intoxication Report -- FORMS AND LETTERS 12: Evaluation of Trust Relationship/ Dismissal Termination Test -- FORMS AND LETTERS 13: Disciplinary Hearing/Minute and Guide Form -- FORMS AND LETTERS 14: Dismissal Letter - Misconduct -- FORMS AND LETTERS 15: Dismissal Letter - Incapacity -- FORMS AND LETTERS 16: Letter of Dismissal - Retrenchment -- FORMS AND LETTERS 17: Acknowledgement of Induction Form -- CHAPTER 12 CODES TO THE LABOUR RELATIONS AC T -- Schedule 8 Code of Good Practice: Dismissal -- GLOSSAR Y OF TERMS -- APPENDIX 1: ORIGIN AND CYCLE OF HR/IR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES -- APPENDIX 2: ROLE OF THE LAW IN THE EMPLO YMENT RELATIONSHIP -- APPENDIX 3: TERMS OF CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT -- APPENDIX 4: EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS -- APPENDIX 5: PROBLEM EMPLOYEES UNACCEPTABLE, POOR PERFORMANCE -- APPENDIX 6 -- GUIDELINE OF DISCIPLINARY OFFENCES AND SANCTIONS -- APPENDIX 7: RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES -- APPENDIX 8 -- COUNSELLING GUIDELINES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index.

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