Disciplinary Hearing: Contravention of the OH&S Act

Disciplinary Hearing: Contravention of the OH&S Act

Back to Case Studies Disciplinary Hearing: Contravention of the OH&S Act We were requested to chair a disciplinary inquiry regarding an employee who consistently contravened not only the company’s rules but the Regulations of the Occupational Health and Safety...
Disciplinary Hearing: Absence Or Fraud?

Disciplinary Hearing: Absence Or Fraud?

Back to Case Studies Towards the end of 2015 an administrative staff member of a small company submitted a request for leave from 23rd December and returning on Monday the 4th January 2016. The staff member did not arrive on Tuesday the 22nd December for work; neither...
Some Comments From Our Courts

Some Comments From Our Courts

Back to Case Studies After my previous letter sent to you, some people were under the impression that an Arbitrator or Mediator would replace the Company’s Attorney. This is not the case at all; the Arbitrators / Mediators work very closely with any Company’s...
To Mediate Or Not: The Court’s View

To Mediate Or Not: The Court’s View

Back to Case Studies In recent years the Justice Department has changed the emphasis from Litigation in Civil Cases to that of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes, i.e. Mediation and Arbitration. The basic reasons for this are that utilizing ADR (a) reduces...
Disciplinary Hearing Theft

Disciplinary Hearing Theft

During the latter part of 2015, we chaired various disciplinary hearings on behalf of our clients. All were successful, (no comeback). I would like to highlight some of the problems encountered that could have been avoided in the next few talks. A delivery truck of...