Companies avoid utilising the services of an independent chairman due to the COST implications. WRONG CALL!!!!
Utilising the services of an independent chairman has the following important advantages:
Has no prior knowledge of the incident and is therefore OBJECTIVE
Will ensure that there is a fair reason for the dismissal.
Will ensure that the correct process is followed.
Is professional and understands how to analyze evidence and derive to a logical conclusion.
Most important of all is the likelihood that an independent chairman will reach the same verdict as a CCMA commissioner, since he/she is also a labour law expert. The verdict will be purely based on fact and not opinion.
Jean du Rand is a Port Elizabeth based Industrial Psychologist specialising in psychometric testing, career counselling, organisational interventions and labour relations. Jean du Rand features on Bay FM between 11:00 and 12:00 every last Monday of the month. The Bay FM feature is supplemented by an article in the Work/Werk section of the Burger on the corresponding Monday. Jean is well-known in industry and also a part-time Human Resources lecturer at Varsity College.
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