Navigating the New Dismissal Code

South Africa’s newly promulgated Code of Good Practice on Dismissals is now fully in effect — and it’s already changing how organisations manage misconduct, performance, incapacity, and retrenchments.

If you’re an HR professional, manager, or business owner, this isn’t just another update. It’s a fundamental compliance shift that affects your policies, procedures, and risk exposure.

This webinar will give you the clarity you need to stay compliant, confident, and protected.

A focused, practical breakdown of the 7 most important changes, including:

1. ✅ Updated guidance on misconduct and informal discipline
2. ✅ New rules for dismissals during industrial action
3. ✅ More flexible probation provisions for poor performance and misconduct
4. ✅ Refined standards for performance‑related dismissals
5. ✅ Expanded incapacity considerations, including imprisonment and incompatibility
6. ✅ Strengthened retrenchment and operational requirement protocols
7. ✅ Clearer expectations for procedural fairness across all dismissal categories

In just 90 minutes, you’ll walk away able to:

• Understand the real‑world implications of the new Code
• Update your dismissal policies with accuracy and confidence
• Reduce legal risk and avoid costly procedural mistakes
• Ask questions directly to one of SA’s most respected labour law experts