Workshop – Preparing for an Arbitration at the CCMA or Bargaining Council (18/6/26)

SAEFA, in association with Gordon Angus and Associates (Pty) Ltd, is running a one-day workshop to guide employers through the procedures to be followed when summoned to an arbitration process consequent on the failure of a dispute being settled by conciliation.

Topics to be covered 

The Arbitration Process:

  • Initiation
  • Preparation
  • Presentation

Arbitration by the CCMA or the Bargaining Council?

  • Jurisdiction
  • Time and Place
  • Prerequisites
  • Appointment of the Commissioner

Arbitration Hearing Procedure:

  • Opening statements
  • Calling witnesses
  • Cross-examination
  • Right of re-examination
  • Closing statements
  • Award

Practical guidance on preparing for arbitration:

  • Interview witnesses
  • Assemble evidence (documentary, visual, auditory)
  • Analyse issues
  • Pre-arb conference
  • Selection and preparation of witnesses
  • Prepare for cross-examination
  • Prepare closing argument

Presentation at the Hearing:

  • Stages to be followed
  • Techniques
  • Evidence

The Award:

  • Appeals and Reviews
  • Contents
  • Enforcement

Presenters:

The course will be facilitated by Gordon Angus and Gia Freese, Associates at GA&A.  

Date:
Thursday, 18 June 2026, OR Tambo Conference Centre, Birchwood Hotel, Viewpoint Road, Boksburg.  

Venue:
Birchwood Hotel, Viewpoint Road, Boksburg

Time:
08h00 Registration, tea and coffee  

08h30 Start  

10h30  Tea break  

12h30 Lunch

15h00  Afternoon tea break 

16h30  Finish  

Fee:
Per delegate – R3600.00 (Ex VAT)