Specialist:Chairperson Disciplinary Enq

Job Classification

143169 - Busi Radebe 

Job Post End Date: 19 December 2025

Job Family

Career Stream

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Professional

Job Purpose

To Chair disciplinary and incapacity enquiries independently and impartially to ensure substantively and procedurally fair and consistent outcomes.

Job Responsibilities

• Chair enquiries in a professional, orderly and impartial manner having no prior knowledge of the facts related to the enquiry and no allegiance to either the employer or employee.
• Conduct enquiries in accordance with the requirements of substantive and procedural fairness in compliance with the relevant Nedbank policies and legislation.
• Follow the Chairpersons guideline document respect of the conduct of the enquiry and explain the process to the parties at the commencement of the enquiry.
• Question the participants of the enquiry to determine whether there are any preliminary issues prior to commencing and making a ruling.
• Listen to opening statements, evidence, closing statements and submissions/evidence in mitigation and aggravation, by both parties.
• Ask questions of clarity to understand the evidence presented.
• Guide the process accordingly by distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant evidence.
• Weigh up facts and probabilities in order to arrive at a finding and sanction, if applicable.
• Justify and give reasons in support of a finding and sanction, if applicable.
• Ensure consistency of sanction, taking into account evidence in mitigation and aggravation of sanction and inform the parties.
• Ensure that a proper record is kept of the enquiry and its outcome.
• Assist with administration relating to enquiries such as the maintenance of statistics and hearing related data (e.g. outcomes, sanction, postponements, trends) for reporting to relevant stakeholders.
• Undertake post-enquiry reviews and ensure that learnings are shared with other Chairpersons.
• Attend regular training on subject matter related to the activities and responsibilities of a chairperson of disciplinary and incapacity enquiries.
• Collaborate and engage with the Centres of Excellence and subject matter experts on the disciplinary and incapacity processes, as required.
• In collaboration with Group ER, analyse CCMA disputes which have successfully challenged the outcome of enquiries and ensure learning are applied and controls enhanced.

People Specification

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• Advanced Diploma /National 1st Degree in Labour Law or Labour Relations or equivalent NQF qualification. LLB is an advantage.

Minimum Experience Level

• Minimum 5 years practical experience in Employee and Industrial Relations or in Chairing Disciplinary and Incapacity Hearings.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administration of databases
• Analytical Skills
• Computer Literacy
• General Communication Skills
• Mathematical Skills
• Problem solving skills
• Mediation and conflict management processes to use between managers and employees
• Workflow management
• Organisational structure

Behavioural Competencies

• Decision Making
• Resolving Conflict
• Monitoring Information
• Collaborating
• Building Partnerships
• Earning Trust