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Managing Retrenchments and Organisational Restructuring

Handle a retrenchment process correctly the first time, because a defective process is one of the most common and expensive sources of litigation in South African labour law. Delegates work through consultation obligations, selection criteria, severance calculations and alternatives to retrenchment, using a realistic restructuring scenario from consultation notice through to final signed agreements.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the consultation obligations that apply before any retrenchment process.
  • Distinguish individual from large scale collective retrenchment procedures.
  • Design fair and objective selection criteria for a restructuring exercise.
  • Calculate severance pay and other retrenchment related obligations correctly.
  • Evaluate alternatives to retrenchment before a final decision is taken.
  • Run a consultation process that withstands scrutiny at the labour tribunals.

Course outline

  1. 01Legal framework for retrenchment
  2. 02Individual versus collective consultation
  3. 03Alternatives to retrenchment
  4. 04Designing fair selection criteria
  5. 05Consultation meetings in practice
  6. 06Severance pay and calculations
  7. 07Documentation and paper trail
  8. 08Restructuring scenario walkthrough

Who should attend

HR managers, industrial relations practitioners, line managers and in house counsel involved in restructuring or retrenchment processes.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
3 to 4 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

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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