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Employment Labour Lawyer Preparation Checklist
Prepare an employment-lawyer or labour-lawyer consultation by organising workplace facts, contract records, payment proof, disciplinary records, forum questions, and deadline risks.
Time to prepare2-4 hours
Before you contact a lawyer
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Before the consultation
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You need help with dismissal, suspension, retrenchment, unpaid wages, harassment, discrimination, employment contracts, workplace policies, or settlement offers.
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Not For
- Final compensation, forum, settlement, resignation, or Labour Court strategy without legal advice.
Documents
- Employment contract
- Appointment letter
- Payslips
- Policies
- Job description
- Warnings
- Hearing notices
- Minutes
- Outcome letters
- Emails and messages
- Witness list
- CCMA documents
Timeline
- Immediately: save notices and key dates.
- Before consultation: prepare timeline, records, and evidence.
- During consultation: confirm forum, risk, fee scope, and missing proof.
- Afterwards: preserve new communication and calendar dates.
Tips
- Export work messages before access changes.
- Do not sign settlement terms under pressure.
- Separate facts from conclusions.
- Tell the lawyer first if dismissal, CCMA, or hearing deadlines are close.
Warning Signs
- Dismissal, suspension, or a disciplinary hearing is imminent.
- A CCMA or bargaining-council deadline may apply.
- Discrimination, harassment, pregnancy, union activity, or whistleblowing is involved.
- The employer asks for a resignation or release agreement.
Official sources
- CCMACCMA dispute-resolution context.
- Department of Employment and LabourEmployment-law public-service context.
- Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995Labour-relations statutory context.
- Legal Practice Council list of legal practitionersLegal-practitioner discovery and verification context.
This checklist is for general information only and does not constitute legal advice.
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