Labour Law Consulting

Consulting services provided cover advice in all areas of labour legislation and labour relations as well as human resources management and include:

• General advice on Labour Relations and Human Resources issues.
• Chairing of disciplinary hearings and appeal hearings.
• Assisting Employers / Representing members of the Employer Associations with disputes referred to the CCMA and/or Bargaining Council.
• Dealing with any strike or other form of industrial action.
• Dispute resolution including mediation in internal disputes.

Why should Employers contract out their disciplinary hearing to us

Line Managers

• Are uncomfortable with their findings and decisions being challenged on appeal and in the CCMA or Bargaining Council.
• Do not want to discipline their “own” staff.
• Do not want to discipline staff from other departments or divisions.
• They do not have the time and they feel that it is not their responsibility to discipline other manager’s staff.

Novas Consultants

• Have the knowledge and experience to conduct hearings at all levels in the business.
• This is what they do best, their success rate, with references, proves it.
• Stay up to date with latest Labour Courts judgements and arbitration rulings to be able to apply case law in findings and recommendations.
• Unbiased decisions/finding are made which makes it easier for the accused to accept the proceedings of the disciplinary hearing

Coaching and Leadership Development

Executive Coaching conversations revolve around the integration of thought and personal reflection to help formulate, clarify and ultimately attain personal and professional goals, simultaneously identifying and removing potential obstacles in individual thinking, behaviour and emotions.

We conduct Managerial Leadership Development, either by means of a comprehensive program, alternatively targeting specific Managerial Leadership Skills according to client requirements.

Training and Development

We offer managerial, staff and soft skills training, customised to your individual needs and requirements to effect longitudinal, lasting and measurable change in staff and managerial leader competence, including:

• People Management for Line Managers
• Investigating, formulating charges and preparing for a Disciplinary Enquiry
• Managing Discipline and Dismissal
• Managing Poor Performance
• Sick Leave, Sick leave abuse, Ill Health and Incapacity
• Managing Self and Organisations
• Preparing for Arbitration
• HR Coaching
• Executive Coaching
• Employment Equity Training

Secretarial/Administrative Services

Currently we supply these services to Four major employer associations within the Chemical Industry.

• National Speciality Chemicals Employers Association (NaSCEA)
• National Base Chemical Employers Association (NBCEA)
• National Fast Moving Consumer Goods Employers Association (NFMCGEA)
• Glass Industry Employers Association.

This entails administrative functions like organising regular meetings, collecting of membership fees, maintaining the books of accounts and correspondence with members.

We also represent the members in negotiations with trade unions and in particular in the National Centralised Annual Wage Bargaining.

Labour Related Legal Compliance and Governance

Labour Law Legal Compliance

We assist companies in ensuring that they meet the relevant Labour-related compliances, including:

• Annual Employment Equity Report and Plan Submissions
• Annual Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Reports (ATR) submissions
• Employment Contracts
• Drafting of Employment Equity Plans
• UIF Registration and claim submissions
• Workman’s Compensation Claims Processing and submissions
• Injury on duty reporting
• Letters of good standing
• BBBEE Applications and Certificate renewals
• Health and Safety Compliance

Governance, Policies and Procedures

We draft, amend and tailor policies and procedures to cater for your company’s unique needs, including:

• Employment policies, inter alia:

• Leave Policies (annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, family responsibility leave, study leave)
• Travel and Business Expenses policy
• IT policy (equipment, usage, social media, internet usage)
• Smoking policy
• Business Tools and Equipment policy
• Use of company vehicles

• Employment Equity Policy
• Business Code of Conduct
• Disciplinary Codes and Procedure
• Grievance Procedures
• Poor Work Performance Management
• Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
• Ethical Conduct
• Employee Health & Wellbeing

Virtual HR/IR Assistance

We provide real-time HR and IR advice and assistance to both Companies and HR Professionals by simplifying complex, unchartered or unknown people issues.  

People Management Consulting

As people specialists, our range of services extend beyond labour relations and discipline into the wider spheres of effective people management and contemporary people management practices for the future organisation. We assist organisations in strategically aligning their people practices across the HR Value chain, including, for example, job profiling, drafting or amending policies and procedures, effective performance management, performance scorecard implementation, organisational culture and behavioural change.

Meet The Team