{"id":3056,"date":"2023-07-07T05:38:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T05:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saslaw.org.za\/welcome\/?page_id=3056"},"modified":"2023-07-07T07:27:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T07:27:03","slug":"backlog-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saslaw.org.za\/welcome\/backlog-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Backlog Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3056\" class=\"elementor elementor-3056\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7468862 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default default-style\" data-id=\"7468862\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rt_color_sets&quot;:&quot;default-style&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64364dc\" data-id=\"64364dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e97a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e97a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/saslaw.org.za\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PB-WEB-BANNER.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saslaw.org.za\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PB-WEB-BANNER.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/saslaw.org.za\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PB-WEB-BANNER-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/saslaw.org.za\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PB-WEB-BANNER-1024x339.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/saslaw.org.za\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PB-WEB-BANNER-768x254.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saslaw.org.za\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PB-WEB-BANNER-1536x509.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/saslaw.org.za\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PB-WEB-BANNER-960x318.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9627ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default default-style\" data-id=\"b9627ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rt_color_sets&quot;:&quot;default-style&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e649ad\" data-id=\"2e649ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f597475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rt-heading\" data-id=\"f597475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rt-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-heading-wrapper style-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"punchline\">JULY 2023<\/span><h4 class=\"rt-heading style-1 with_punchline\" >LABOUR COURT BACKLOG PROJECT - MEMORANDUM<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbbad46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default default-style\" data-id=\"dbbad46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rt_color_sets&quot;:&quot;default-style&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bea132\" data-id=\"6bea132\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a4a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74a4a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>As all the members of SASLAW that practice in the Labour Court know, there exists a significant difficulty at the Court where it comes to the allocation of set down dates for motion matters. This results in material delays in just getting dates for a case to be heard.<\/li><li>At the moment, files that may be ready for the allocation of dates are simply stacked in ever growing piles in order to be assessed by a Judge to determine whether the file is ready for a set down date to be allocated. The Labour Court however simply does not have sufficient Judges and resources available for this task, resulting in the ever increasing backlog.<\/li><li>The Labour Court has proposed an initiative to attempt to clear the backlog and to expedite the process of determining if files are ready for set down dates to be allocated. This entails that files be allocated to practitioners who volunteer to spend a day at the Labour Court to assess files. The practitioner will be allocated a set of files, will then go through each file to determine if the file is ripe for hearing, using a check list that has been prepared by Prinsloo J, the Practice Manual, and with guidance to be provided by the Registrar\u2019s office.<\/li><li>The practitioner will then record in a memorandum to be placed on the file whether a date can be allocated or if not, what is outstanding on the file. This memorandum will the form the basis for the directives to be issued by the Judges to whom the files are then next taken. That will mean that Judges will not have to go through each file in detail, thereby considerably expediting the process.<\/li><li>The board room on the 2nd floor at the KZN Labour Court will be provided to the practitioners to use, and the initiative will operate every weekday. Initially, the Court has indicated that it would currently like two practitioners per day, and later that may increase to four.<\/li><li>What is proposed is that similar to the pro bono roster, practitioners enter their names on a duty roster and serve one day per week in this project. Practitioners will be kindly asked to indicate their availability on request from SASLAW, just like staffing the pro bono offices, with the first allocation starting Monday 10 July 2023. SASLAW shall informed the acting ADJP, who is driving the project, accordingly.<\/li><li>Once again, SASLAW is entirely dependent on its members to make this work. It is a project that is in the interest of all SASLAW members, as we are sure that most members would have experienced difficulties in waiting for hearing dates. Hopefully, this initiate will go a long way to solving the problem, so SASLAW will appreciate as much volunteers as possible.<\/li><li>In anticipation, we thank all our loyal members.<\/li><li>To volunteer your assistance, kindly email <strong><a href=\"mailto:saslawkzn@saslaw.org.za\">saslawkzn@saslaw.org.za<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e03cf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default default-style\" data-id=\"1e03cf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;rt_color_sets&quot;:&quot;default-style&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-501e7b9\" data-id=\"501e7b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0686c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0686c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JULY 2023 LABOUR COURT BACKLOG PROJECT &#8211; MEMORANDUM As all the members of SASLAW that practice in the Labour Court know, there exists a significant difficulty at the Court where it comes to the allocation of set down dates for motion matters. 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