Workplace Discipline Doesn't Have to Be
Complicated.
Whether you're managing a disciplinary matter as an employer or responding to one as an employee, Draftly provides professionally prepared documentation and practical guidance to help you navigate the process with confidence.
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How can we help you today?
Whether you're an employer managing workplace discipline or an employee seeking guidance through a disciplinary process, Draftly provides professionally prepared documentation and practical guidance designed specifically for South African workplaces.
I manage a team. I need to handle something — correctly.
Warnings, notices of hearing, suspensions, dismissals and more — built on your own disciplinary code and cited to the LRA. Plans from R249/mo, for any number of staff.
- ✓ From R249/mo — any number of staff
- ✓ 20 document types
- ✓ 10 documents/mo on Starter — unlimited from R449
- ✓ Your policy, your letterhead
- ✓ Internal review panel on every doc
I've been disciplined at work. I need to respond.
Draft a response to your charge sheet, an appeal, a mitigation statement, or a CCMA referral — on your facts, in your words. No login, no subscription: pay per case, from R49.
- ✓ No login, no subscription — pay per case
- ✓ 9 document types
- ✓ Upload what your employer sent you
- ✓ Your draft in 60 seconds
Why This Matters
Workplace disciplinary matters are stressful for everyone involved — the employer running the process and the employee going through it. A structured process, backed by properly prepared documentation, makes it fairer and clearer for both sides. Draftly gives you a practical tool for every stage of that journey.
Where Are You In The Process
Employer document creation requires a Draftly account — the cards above lead to the employer overview page, where you can start a free trial.
From a few lines of facts to a finished document.
No legal training, no template-hunting, no labour consultant on retainer. Three steps, about a minute.
Tell us what happened
Employers: upload your disciplinary code and describe the incident. Employees: upload the letter your employer sent you and tell us your side. Plain words — no legal jargon required.
Draftly builds it on SA law
Your document is drafted on your facts, cited to the Labour Relations Act & Schedule 8, and — for employers — your own code. An internal review panel checks it for gaps before it reaches you.
Download, sign, use
A Word document in about 60 seconds — ready to edit, print, and serve or submit. Yours to keep, with no Draftly branding on it.
A real document, not a fill-in-the-blank template.
Every document is written out in full on your facts and cited to South African law — the way a labour practitioner would draft it. Here is the shape of two of them.
NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY HEARING
To: T. Mokoena · Employee no. 0417 · Warehouse Assistant
Hearing: 22 May 2026, 10:00 · Boardroom, Benoni depot · Chairperson: to be confirmed · Initiator: S. Naidoo (Operations Manager)
Charge 1 — Habitual late-coming, in that on 4, 7 and 11 May 2026 you reported for duty after your rostered start time without valid reason, in breach of clause 4.2 of the Company Disciplinary Code.
Potential sanction: a sanction up to and including dismissal may be imposed if the charge is upheld.
Your rights at the hearing: to be represented by a fellow employee, to call and cross-examine witnesses, to an interpreter, and to appeal the outcome…
RESPONSE TO CHARGE SHEET
To the Chairperson and Initiator · Disciplinary hearing of 22 May 2026
I confirm receipt of the Notice of Hearing and reserve all my procedural rights, including sight of the documents the employer intends to rely on.
Charge 1 (habitual late-coming): I partly admit this charge. I was late on two of the three dates due to a documented taxi strike on my route, and I notified my supervisor by message on each occasion.
Relief sought: that the charge be reduced to a written warning in light of my four years' clean record and the circumstances above…
Sample output. Illustrative names and facts — your document is written on your own.
The detail that keeps a document standing up.
Built on SA law
Every document is drafted to the Labour Relations Act and Schedule 8 — the procedural standard the CCMA measures fairness against.
Your own rules
Employer documents are built on your disciplinary code and letterhead — the charges cite your clauses, not a generic template's.
Checked before you send
An internal review panel runs over every document, flagging missing particulars or procedural gaps before it ever reaches you.
POPIA-aware
Your information stays private and we store no ID numbers. An employee's use of Draftly is never visible to their employer.
Why Employers and Employees Choose Draftly
- ✓ Your own process, not a generic template
- ✓ Grounded in the Labour Relations Act and Schedule 8
- ✓ From R249/month — never priced per employee
- ✓ A properly drafted document before your next meeting
- ✓ Fewer gaps if it’s ever challenged
- ✓ No subscription required
- ✓ Pay only when you need assistance
- ✓ Start from what you've already been given
- ✓ A response built on what actually happened to you
- ✓ Drafts ready in approximately 60 seconds
The honest answers.
Is this legal advice?
No. Draftly is a document-drafting service. It builds documents from your facts and cites the Labour Relations Act and Schedule 8, but it is not a law firm and not a substitute for advice on a complex matter. For those, speak to a labour practitioner or the CCMA.
Will it hold up at the CCMA?
Documents are built to the procedural standard the LRA and Schedule 8 set — the same fairness the CCMA measures against. Whether a matter ultimately succeeds still turns on your facts, and where your case looks complex the document says so.
Are the documents aligned with South African labour legislation?
Yes. Every document is drafted to reference the Labour Relations Act and Schedule 8 — the same procedural standard the CCMA applies when it tests whether a dismissal or disciplinary process was fair.
What if my matter is complex?
Draftly handles standard disciplinary and workplace matters well. If yours involves something like discrimination, whistleblowing, or constructive dismissal, it will flag that you should get professional help rather than pretending to cover it.
Is Draftly suitable for small businesses?
Yes. The Starter plan (R249/month, 10 documents, one user) is built for small teams and owner-operators — there is no minimum company size and no per-employee fee.
Can I use my own disciplinary code?
Yes. Upload your own disciplinary code and documents like warnings and notices of hearing are drafted from your own clauses instead of a generic policy. Several no-fault letters — reference letters and performance reviews, for example — don't require one.
Do employees need a subscription?
Employers pay a monthly plan from R249 — for any number of staff. Starter covers 10 documents a month and one user; Business (R449) and Multi-Site (R899) are unlimited, with more users. Employees don't subscribe at all: pay per case from R49, with no login and no ongoing commitment.
How long does it take to generate a document?
About 60 seconds once you submit your facts — for both employers and employees.
Is my information kept confidential?
Yes. Draftly is POPIA-aware: we don't ask for ID numbers, we take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information, and it is shared only with the processors needed to run the service — never sold. An employee's use of Draftly is never visible to their employer.
Draftly is a document drafting company. It produces documents based on the information you provide. It is not a substitute for legal advice.
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