What are the basic rules of evidence? How are they applied internally during a disciplinary hearing and again at the CCMA?

These are important questions because the final result and ultimately the fairness of the dismissal will depend on the evidence that was presented.

It is thus essential to know the basic rules of evidence. Even if the employer representative knows how to present evidence, cross-examine witnesses and argue the employer’s case, it will be lost if he does not have a basic understanding of what the law says about evidence.

Join our labour law expert, Angus Bailie, who will answer to the following questions:

1. What is evidence?
2. What evidence is admissible in a disciplinary hearing or arbitration?
3. What types of evidence carry weight?
4. What are cautionary rules?
5. What is hearsay evidence?

MORE ABOUT ANGUS:

We love doing webinars with Angus. He has a wealth of knowledge that he generously shares this with attendees. This coupled with his dry sense of humour make Angus’s webinars both highly valuable, informative and entertaining. Angus is an admitted attorney with over 20 years’ experience, 13 of which have been in his own law firm. Angus’s experience includes being appointed as an Acting Judge in the Labour Court in 2017. He has lectured part-time for the faculties of Law and Science at Pearson Institute and the faculty of Law for the University of the Free State and is a SETA accredited facilitator and trainer.