Not having your house in order can cost you hundreds of thousands of Rands in legal fees, payments to dismissed employees and lost productivity.
Disciplinary Code & Grievance Procedures for Employees
Recent statistics show that employees won 61.5 percent of arbitration cases in the CCMA.Do not become part of these poor statistics.With the above in place and a legal and binding employment contract,we can help your business reverse these statistics.
Keeping abreast of amendments to legislation, drafting of legal agreements, sourcing professional advice and legal consultation on call remains a challenge for virtually all businesses.
Employment Contracts
Employment contracts
must be in writing in terms of Sec. 29 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Let us assist you with full compliance and further legal protection for your business.
Brett & Associates provides a turn-key labour and legal consulting service with many years of experience working in large corporate environments right through to entrepreneurial start-ups.
Many Employers include Company Policies in their Employment Contracts.This should not be done as should you wish to change a Company Policy,you would need to obtain the Employee’s consent prior to changing the Policy.By keeping Company Policies separate to Employment Contracts,the Employer may change Company Policies on reasonable notice to Employees.Examples of Company Policies are smoking,cell phone and computer use and Employees conduct with customers in terms of the newly legislated Consumer Protection Act.
PLEASE NOTE: Brett & Associates only deal with Corporate Clients and not with individuals.
• Legal advice in individual and collective labour law matters
• Drafting of labour related documentation such as employment contracts, HR policies, disciplinary and grievance procedures and other legal documents.
• Facilitation and chairing of labour procedures, hearings, enquiries and
appeals
• Full audit on existing commercial and HR policies, agreements and procedures with recommendations.
Brett & Associates provides a turn-key labour and legal consulting service with many years of experience working in large Corporate environments right through to entrepreneurial start-ups. Reliable and expert consultation is essential to ensuring the smooth running of your business and unlocking its full potential through effective Human Resource management and legal consultation.
Having your labour practices 100% correct and up to date will save you vast amounts of money and time and also provide you with the peace of mind that your labour practices are fair and ethical to your employees.
Consultancy has been undertaken to the Ethekwini (Durban) Municipality regarding the legalities of a Disaster Risk Management plan for the 2010 FIFA World Cup,as well as to the Qatar Mice Development Institute,which is a Joint Venture with The Qatar Foundation (Government owned),with regard to the legalities regarding health and safety at events in Qatar.
Credentials
B Proc (Wits), Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa (non- practicing).
30 years of commercial legal experience as a Corporate Legal Advisor
18 years experience as a Corporate Human Resources Manager
Corporate Labour Relations Consultant since 2009
Mobile: 083 267 1345