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.

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

01Grounds for Fair Termination
02Substantive and Procedural Fairness
03Misconduct and Incapacity Dismissals
04Retrenchment Consultation and Selection
05Notice, Severance and Final Payments
06Documenting Decisions and Building the Record
07Settlement and Mutual Separation Agreements
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

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 19 Aug 2026	Cairo	3	US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026	Accra	3	US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026	Lusaka	3	US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026	Kigali	3	US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026	Nairobi	3	US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026	Durban	3	R13,000
28 to 30 Sep 2026	Johannesburg	3	R13,000
12 to 14 Oct 2026	Mauritius	3	US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026	Dubai	3	US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026	Lagos	3	US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026	Harare	3	US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026	Kampala	3	US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026	Dar es Salaam	3	US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026	Pretoria	3	R13,000
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026	Cape Town	3	R13,000
14 to 16 Dec 2026	Online	3	US$900
21 to 23 Dec 2026	Mozambique	3	US$1,500

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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We can run Employment Termination, Dismissal and Retrenchment Law privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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