Practical guidance for South African employers
Search-focused, practical guidance on OHS compliance, discipline, poor performance, absenteeism, workplace investigations and CCMA readiness. Written for business owners, managers and HR teams who need a usable next step.
Latest employer guides
Each guide links the legal framework to the practical management decision: what to investigate, what to document and which process fits the facts.
OHS is not only for construction and factories. Build a proportionate system around workplace hazards, risk controls, records, inspections, incidents and corrective action.
Read employer guidePoor performance and misconduct can look similar on the surface, but they require different employer responses. Here is how to tell the difference before the process goes wrong.
Read employer guideAn employee stops reporting for duty. Is it abscondment, desertion or unauthorised absence? The distinction matters—and automatic termination can be risky.
Read employer guideSuspension is not a compulsory first step in every disciplinary case. Employers should be able to explain why the employee’s continued presence creates a real risk.
Read employer guideA charge sheet should tell the employee what conduct must be answered—not hide the real allegation behind a vague label or an inflated list of overlapping charges.
Read employer guideA medical certificate does not mean an employer must ignore attendance patterns. Manage legitimate sick leave fairly while still addressing reporting, patterns, incapacity and possible abuse.
Read employer guideMany cases are not lost because nothing happened. They are lost because the employer cannot prove the rule, facts, fairness, consistency or sanction with a coherent record.
Read employer guideSend AXIOM the facts before you act. Early advice is usually cheaper than repairing the process at the CCMA.