Ill Health and Poor Performance in the Workplace

Incapacity is probably the least understood and, consequently, the least utilised procedure provided for in the Labour Relations Act - but the effect of incapacity on an organisation is huge.

 
Incapacity : Poor Performance
Legal Principles
Fair Reason
Fair Procedure
Probation
Specific Themes and
Case Studies:
  • Insufficient training
  • Inconsistency
  • Victimisation
  • No opportunity to improve
  • Valid assessment
  • Managerial prerogative
  • Strategic fit
  • Unrealistic targets
  • Senior managers
  • Incompatibility
  • The effect of tolerating poor Performance
  • The role of the union
Incapacity : Ill Health
Legal Principles
Fair Reason
Fair Procedure
Specific Themes and Case Studies:
  • Alcohol
  • Drugs
  • HIV/Aids
  • Mental illness
  • Medical assessment
  • Malingering
  • Harassment
  • Dodgy doctors
  • Temporary / permanent
  • Back pain
  • Boarding / pension payouts
  • Proactive strategies
  • Injury on duty
  • Confidentiality of record keeping
  • The effect of tolerating poor performance
Johannesburg, 29-30 September 2010 & 1 October, Indaba Hotel
Port Elizabeth, 29-30 September 2010 & 1 October, Protea, The Marine
Bloemfontein, 29-30 September 2010 & 1 October, Windmill Casino
Nelspruit, 6-8 October 2010, Winkler Hotel

One delegate………………………….R6 903.00 plus VAT = R7 869.42
Two or more delegates
from the same organisation…………R6 213,00 plus VAT = R7 082.82 per delegate