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Labour Lawyer in Durban Preparation Checklist
Prepare for a Durban labour-law consultation by organising workplace facts, employment records, evidence, witnesses, CCMA or bargaining-council questions, local attendance needs, and urgent deadline risks.
Time to prepare2-4 hours
Before you search
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Before the consultation
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You need a labour lawyer in Durban for dismissal, suspension, retrenchment, unpaid wages, discrimination, harassment, or CCMA steps.
You need to brief a Durban labour-lawyer or employment-law firm clearly before a consultation.
Not For
- Final compensation, forum, settlement, or Labour Court strategy without legal advice.
Documents
- Employment contract
- Payslips
- Policies
- Warnings
- Hearing notices
- Minutes
- Outcome letters
- Dismissal letter
- Emails and messages
- Witness list
- CCMA documents
Timeline
- Immediately: save notices and key dates.
- Before consultation: prepare one timeline and evidence pack.
- After consultation: calendar forum dates.
- Ongoing: preserve new employer communication.
Tips
- Use South African labour-law terminology even if the search used 'labor'.
- Export work messages before access changes.
- Do not sign settlement terms under pressure.
- Tell the lawyer first if a CCMA deadline may be close.
Warning Signs
- Dismissal, suspension, or a hearing is imminent.
- A CCMA or bargaining-council deadline may apply.
- Discrimination, harassment, retaliation, 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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