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Labour Arbitration

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Short Course Coordinator:
Maria Matsoso
Certification:
Certificate of Competence
Course dates
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Applications close
14 May 2026
Overview
This course is designed for professionals involved in workplace dispute resolution. It provides an in-depth understanding of arbitration as a legal process within South Africa's constitutional and legislative frameworks. Students explore international trends, ethical considerations, and recent policy developments, and participate in a simulated arbitration process. Training includes award drafting, condonation rulings, and the review process. Ideal for aspiring CCMA commissioners, labour law practitioners, and IR specialists, this course can be completed independently or as part of the 'Labour Dispute Resolution Practice' certificate course. A quality-assured certificate from the University of the Witwatersrand is issued on successful completion.
Duration
6 Weeks
Format
Daily lectures (08:30–16:30) for 1 week followed by assessments
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    The course content addresses the following topics:


    • Arbitration as a form of alternative dispute resolution within the global context, the Constitution, and relevant legislation 
    • Policy and jurisprudential developments in arbitration proceedings
    • Defining arbitration 
    • Arbitration in the global context
    • The Constitution and the Labour Relations Act 
    • Ethics in arbitration
    • Preliminary issues at arbitration and conducting an arbitration process 
    • The role of an arbitrator through a simulated arbitration process 
    • Certifying arbitration awards, drafting Condonation rulings, drafting rescission rulings, variation and rescission, and drafting an explanatory affidavit in the review process

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