Job Description

Job PurposeTo Chair disciplinary and incapacity enquiries independently and impartially to ensure substantively and procedurally fair and consistent outcomes.Job ResponsibilitiesChair 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.