We are Sentinel Labour Consulting
For Employees
Facing a disciplinary hearing or a CCMA dispute? We read your charge sheet, find the weak points in the employer's case, and hand you a complete hearing file: opening statement, preliminary objections, your evidence charge by charge, witness questions, cross-examination and mitigation. Written in your own voice, so you can present it yourself. From R2,800.
For Employers
A dismissal that fails at the CCMA usually fails on procedure. Sentinel chairs your disciplinary hearings and incapacity inquiries independently, applies Schedule 8, and delivers a reasoned written verdict that holds up. We also draft contracts and policies, audit your compliance, and run poor work performance processes. Chairing from R1,300 an hour, two hour minimum.
More than a decade of labour relations work sits behind every file we build. Nothing we send you is a template. We work from your charge sheet, your disciplinary code, your evidence and the sections of the Act that actually apply to your facts. If your case is weak, we tell you, with reasons and with your realistic options. We do not take mandates we cannot add value to.
What we do
For Employees
- Disciplinary hearing preparation
- CCMA conciliation & arbitration preparation
- Quick legal opinion on your matter
For Employers
- Independent hearing chairperson
- Employment contracts & policies
- Labour compliance audit
- Poor work performance management
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sentinel Labour Consulting and what do you do?
Sentinel Labour Consulting is a South African labour relations consultancy. We prepare, coach and advise employers and employees across disciplinary hearings, incapacity inquiries, CCMA conciliation and arbitration, unfair labour practice disputes, employment contract drafting, and independent hearing chairperson services.
Who do you work with, employers or employees?
Both, though never on the same matter. Employers engage us for chairperson services, procedural compliance advice, contract drafting and poor work performance management. Employees engage us when facing disciplinary action, dismissal or an unfair labour practice dispute, including CCMA matters.
Sentinel is in Cape Town. Can you help me elsewhere in South Africa?
Yes. Preparation, advisory and coaching cover the majority of what we do, and all of it works by virtual consultation. Hearing documents, strategies, scripts and CCMA preparation are produced remotely and delivered to you before your date. For in-person chairing, contact us to discuss location and logistics.
Do you represent clients at hearings or the CCMA?
No. We do not represent you in the room. We prepare you so thoroughly that you do not need us to: opening statement, evidence structure, witness questions, cross-examination strategy, closing argument and mitigation. At CCMA conciliation, parties engage personally in any event.
What is the difference between a labour consultant and a labour attorney?
A labour attorney is an attorney or advocate admitted to the roll. A labour consultant is a specialist in workplace relations and procedure who works within the labour relations framework: disciplinary process, CCMA rules, the LRA, the BCEA and Schedule 8, without being an admitted legal practitioner. Where a matter goes beyond the CCMA to the Labour Court, you need an attorney, and we will tell you so.
Ready to start?
Send us your matter through our secure case intake form, email info@sentinellabour.com, or WhatsApp +27 72 262 6378. We respond within one business day.
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