Magate Phala & Associates - Labour Law Firm

Areas Of Practice

DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES

Mediation/ conciliation of labour, commercial and civil disputes

Arbitration of labour and commercial disputes

Investigation of Allegations of Misconduct

Relationship Building Exercises (RBO)

Facilitation of Wage Negotiations and Bargaining forums

LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW

DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS AND APPEAL HEARINGS

Labour and Employment Laws, i.e. investigations, initiating (prosecuting), chairing disciplinary hearings and appeals, facilitating, mediating and arbitrating internal disciplinary and other disputes.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TRAINING

Conducting all forms of Industrial Relations Training .i.e

Basic Labour Relations Workshop

How to Conduct Disciplinary Hearings,

Shopsteward Training

Presenting the Employer’s case in a Disciplinary Hearing

Disciplinary Codes and Grievances Procedures Training

GRIEVANCES

Investigation of employee grievances

Chairing and Facilitation of grievances

HR POLICIES, DISCIPLINARY CODES & PROCEDURES, COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

Drafting and Reviewing of IR Policies

Developing and Reviewing of HR Policies and Employee Relations Strategies

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND FORUMS

Facilitation and Chairing of Bargaining Forums

Drafting and Reviewing of Recognition Agreements, Drafting and Development of Terms of Reference and Code of Conduct for Bargaining Forums

CCMA AND BARGAINING COUNCILS

Assistance with representation and handling of all CCMA and Bargaining Councils Matters

Drafting of Legal Opinions, Objections to Con/Arbs, Rescission Applications and Opposition of Condonation Applications

MANAGEMENT OF STRIKES

Assistance with managing all forms of Industrial actions .i.e strikes , handing of memorandums and go slows

LABOUR LAW SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE SPEAKING

Making presentations at Labour Law Seminars and Conferences

Chairing and Facilitation of Labour Law Seminars and Conferences

LEGAL CONSULTING SERVICES

CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW

Advice on projects/transactions of a corporate law nature, restructuring of state owned enterprise, banking, mergers and acquisitions.

Advise on legal issues arising from asset, risk and debt management by Government.

Draft, review and advice on a broad range of complex commercial contract such as financing agreement, mergers and acquisitions.

Provide legal sound opinions of a corporate law nature.

Company law advisory work pertaining to state owned enterprises, including insurance law.