Employment & Labour Relations Law Training
Why This Programme Exists
Most employment disputes in Botswana are lost on process, not on merit. The decision to dismiss was defensible; the way it was arrived at was not.
This programme is for the people who run those processes — and who usually learned them by watching whoever was doing the job before them.
Who Should Attend
What The Programme Covers
Day One
- The legal framework governing employment in Botswana and where to find it
- Employment contracts — what must be in them, what should be, and what cannot be
- Fixed term, probation, casual and contractor arrangements, and where each one goes wrong
- Terms and conditions, working time, leave and statutory minimums
- Variation of terms — what you can change unilaterally and what requires agreement
- Workplace policies and how they become contractually binding without anyone intending it
Day Two
- Misconduct and incapacity — different problems requiring different processes
- Running a disciplinary hearing that will survive scrutiny
- Investigation, evidence and the standard of proof
- Sanction — consistency, mitigation and the reasons a dismissal gets overturned
- Grievance handling
- Retrenchment and restructuring — process, consultation and selection
- Termination, notice and final payments
- Dispute resolution: internal processes, mediation and what happens beyond that
- Practical session: delegates work through real scenarios and defend their decisions
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