Why can’t employers just learn?

‘Disciplinary procedures and labour legislation is certainly not a DIY matter’ Derek Jackson - Labour Guide

Employers are reluctant to pay external expert practitioners to help them with labour matters and the solving such matters usually ends up costing more than the practitioner’s fees would have been.

Derek gives compelling reasons why employers should make use of external labour practitioners.

q The practitioner will know the correct procedures and how to apply them.

q Practitioners know how to weigh evidence and how to consider circumstances to be taken into consideration when deciding the appropriate sanction, especially dismissal.

q Rules and procedures adopted by employers are in many instances inappropriate because the employer may have used a ‘generic’ set of rules and procedures, without giving proper consideration to his own workplace requirements.

q The chair of the disciplinary hearing may serve as a ‘rubber stamp’ for a prior decision taken by management. The practitioner can achieve the same result and ensure that the matter is handled correctly.

q Labour legislation is 100% in favour of employees.

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