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Employment Termination, Dismissal and Retrenchment Law

Ending the employment relationship is where most costly labour disputes arise, from unfair dismissal claims to flawed retrenchment processes. This course gives managers and HR practitioners a practical grounding in the law of termination, dismissal and retrenchment. Delegates work through misconduct, incapacity and operational requirement scenarios and the procedural fairness steps that keep decisions defensible.

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What you will be able to do

  • Distinguish dismissals for misconduct, incapacity and operational requirements.
  • Apply substantive and procedural fairness tests to termination decisions.
  • Conduct fair retrenchment consultations and selection processes.
  • Calculate notice, severance and final payments correctly.
  • Document termination decisions to withstand challenge at a tribunal.
  • Manage settlement agreements and mutual separation arrangements.

Course outline

  1. 01Grounds for Fair Termination
  2. 02Substantive and Procedural Fairness
  3. 03Misconduct and Incapacity Dismissals
  4. 04Retrenchment Consultation and Selection
  5. 05Notice, Severance and Final Payments
  6. 06Documenting Decisions and Building the Record
  7. 07Settlement and Mutual Separation Agreements
  8. 08Defending a Dispute at the Tribunal

Who should attend

This course suits line managers, HR practitioners, business owners and supervisors who make or advise on termination, dismissal and retrenchment decisions and want to reduce dispute risk.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Harare3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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