Independent disciplinary hearing chairs — and expert help at every step
Most employers don't lose disciplinary cases on the facts. They lose them on procedure. HRSS handles the process properly from the first allegation to the final ruling — so your decision stands when it is tested.
Help across the whole process
Whether you need advice before anyone sits down or an independent chair for the hearing itself, we cover every step.
Advising
Should you proceed at all? We help you weigh the evidence, draft clear and specific charges, and get the procedure right before the hearing.
Initiating
We lead the employer's case — marshalling evidence and calling witnesses — so the hearing is fair and complete.
Chairing
A genuinely independent chairperson who runs the hearing by the book and delivers a written, reasoned ruling built to survive review.
Appeals and CCMA readiness
If the outcome is challenged, we stand behind the record — appeal chairing and support through the CCMA.
For any single matter, the same person will not both initiate and chair — that separation is what keeps the process defensible.
Why an independent chair
- Removes the bias argument an employee's representative will raise against an internal chair.
- Protects procedural fairness — where most CCMA cases are actually won or lost.
- Produces a clear, written ruling with reasons: the record that protects you later.
- Fast and flexible — chaired within 48 hours, online anywhere in SA or in person in Gauteng.
Straightforward pricing
Know the number before you commit. A fixed fee for the everyday case; hourly only where scope is genuinely open.
One employee, single online sitting — including preparation and a written ruling.
Senior staff, many charges or witnesses, appeals — quoted up front after a short scoping call.
In-person hearings as above, plus travel — quoted per booking.
For employers with regular hearings: priority availability at a preferential rate.
Get an independent chair on your side
Booked within 48 hours — online nationwide or in person in Gauteng.
What clients say
Derrick chaired a difficult dismissal hearing for us and ran it completely by the book. The process was clearly independent and the written ruling held up when it was challenged. Exactly what you want when the stakes are high.
Ayanda Dlamini
Director: HR & Employee Relations, RCL Foods
We brought Derrick in to chair because we needed someone with no stake in the outcome. He was thorough, fair to both sides, and gave us a reasoned ruling we could stand behind at the CCMA.
Lonely Kubeka
Employee Relations Practitioner, Siqalo Foods
Derrick handles our hearings with real professionalism — fair to the employee, rigorous on process, and quick to deliver a well-reasoned ruling. We trust him with the matters that carry the most risk.
Thabiso Zungu
HR Business Partner, Takealot
Professional, independent and fast. Derrick takes the risk out of hearings and HR.
Sonya Skipp
CEO, iFacts (Pty) Ltd