Human Resources and Employee Relations

Managing Poor Performance and Incapacity

Handle poor performance and ill-health incapacity fairly, lawfully and with the evidence to prove it.

Handle poor performance and ill-health incapacity fairly, lawfully and with the evidence to prove it.

About this course

Most dismissals for incapacity that fail at the CCMA fail for the same reasons: the wrong route was chosen, the employee never had a fair chance to improve, or nobody wrote anything down. This short course gives you a practical, step-by-step way to manage poor performance and ill-health incapacity so that the outcome is fair to the employee and defensible for the employer.

COURSE STRUCTURE • Module 01: Introduction • Module 02: Choosing the Right Route • Module 03: Managing Poor Work Performance • Module 04: Ill Health and Injury Incapacity • Module 05: Incapacity Meetings, Documentation and CCMA Risk • Module 06: Putting It into Practice

HOW IT WORKS Work through each module online. Most modules end with a short knowledge check (60% to continue). The course ends with a final assessment: pass mark 80%, 60 minutes, 3 attempts. Learners who pass receive a MetaCo certificate.

COURSE MATERIALS Learner Manual, Activity Workbook, Quick Reference Guide, practical toolkit, Action Plan and Evaluation Form, attached to Module 01.

Course content

Module 1: Module 01: Introduction

  • 1.1 Introduction

Module 2: Module 02: Choosing the Right Route

  • 2.1 Choosing the Right Route
  • 2.2 Case study

Module 3: Module 03: Managing Poor Work Performance

  • 3.1 Managing Poor Work Performance
  • 3.2 Case study

Module 4: Module 04: Ill Health and Injury Incapacity

  • 4.1 Ill Health and Injury Incapacity
  • 4.2 Case study

Module 5: Module 05: Incapacity Meetings, Documentation and CCMA Risk

  • 5.1 Incapacity Meetings, Documentation and CCMA Risk
  • 5.2 Case study

Module 6: Module 06: Putting It into Practice

  • 6.1 Putting It into Practice