Services
Strengthening Employers,
Schools, & Private Security Firms
LEGAL, SAFETY AND RISK SOLUTIONS
At Aquila Fortis Consulting, we provide specialised legal solutions for employers, schools, and the private security industry. Our expertise in labour law, education law, compliance, and occupational health & safety ensures your organisation operates within legal frameworks while mitigating risk.
With nearly 30 years of experience in labour relations, governance, and regulatory compliance, we assist businesses and institutions in navigating complex legal landscapes, ensuring operational efficiency and protection against disputes.
- Labour Law & Relations: We support employers in navigating complex labour legislation with confidence. From retrenchments and union disputes to CCMA representation and workplace policies, we provide strategic legal guidance for compliant, effective employee relations.
- Private Security Industry: With deep sector knowledge and SASA Gold Affiliate recognition, we assist private security employers in maintaining PSIRA compliance, handling labour disputes, and managing operational changes in a high-risk regulatory environment.
- Education Law for Schools: We empower schools with legal clarity and governance support. Whether you're dealing with departmental investigations, policy reviews, or learner discipline, we ensure compliance with education law while protecting institutional integrity.
- Occupational Health & Safety: We help organisations meet legal health and safety standards through audits, training, risk assessments, and compliance certification. Our approach reduces workplace risk while ensuring your legal obligations are covered.
- Facilitation of section 189 processes (retrenchments) based on the employer’s operational requirements
- Facilitation of section 197, transfer as a going concern, processes on behalf of employers
- Representing employers during section 21 applications where trade unions seek organisational rights
- Managing collective bargaining disputes
- Handling strikes, lockouts, and other disputes of interest
- Addressing industrial relations issues
- Conducting workplace and corporate investigations
- Chairing disciplinary and workplace hearings
- Acting as prosecutor during disciplinary hearings
- Representing employers in CCMA and collective bargaining litigation
- Drafting and finalising workplace policies
- Drafting, reviewing, and finalising workplace contracts
- Managing internal grievances and grievance procedures
- Providing relevant workplace training
- Offering general specialist advice and assistance
- Providing accredited first aid training (Level 1 – Advanced)
- Labour Law & Labour Relations in the Private Security Industry: As a SASA GOLD AFFILIATE MEMBER, Aquila Fortis Consulting offers the following services tailored to employers in the private security industry:
- General PSIRA compliance
- Representation during PSIRA investigations
- Facilitation of section 189 restructuring processes
- Facilitation of section 197 transfer processes
- Representation during section 21 organisational rights applications
- Managing collective bargaining disputes
- Handling strikes, lockouts, and industrial relations issues
- Conducting workplace and corporate investigations
- Chairing disciplinary and workplace hearings
- Acting as prosecutor during disciplinary hearings
- Representing employers in CCMA and collective bargaining litigation
- Drafting and finalising workplace policies
- Drafting, reviewing, and finalising workplace contracts
- Managing internal grievances and grievance procedures
- Providing workplace training
- Offering general specialist advice and assistance
- Delivering accredited first aid training (Level 1 – Advanced)
- Serving as a co-opted SGB member for specialised services
- Implementing employee relations strategies and interventions
- Assisting with dispute resolutions
- Representing and assisting schools during departmental investigations
- Drafting and reviewing policies and procedures
- Drafting, reviewing, and finalising contracts
- Representing schools in CCMA and collective bargaining litigation
- Chairing learners’ and employees’ disciplinary hearings
- Supporting appeal hearings
- Assisting with Department of Education appointment processes
- Strategic planning and drafting school development plans
- Conducting workplace and corporate investigations
- Providing training and briefing sessions
- Offering general specialist advice and assistance
- Delivering accredited first aid training (Level 1 – Advanced)
- Certificates of Legal Compliance (CoC) in line with OHS legislation
- Proactive assessments to improve workplace safety
- Risk assessments and tailored advice
- Measures to eliminate or control workplace risks
- Development and maintenance of OHS management systems
- Assistance with establishing health and safety representatives and committees
- OHS audits
- Drafting and implementing OHS-related policies and procedures
- Maintenance of procedures under occupational injuries and diseases legislation
- Guidance on OHS legislation, standards, and principles
- Drafting training materials for management, supervisors, and safety representatives
- Assistance following health and safety incidents
- Reporting OHS incidents to state institutions
- Managing occupational disease, injury, or fatality cases
- Conducting disciplinary actions for health and safety contraventions
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