For Employees

Been disciplined at work?
Respond properly.

Whether you've received a charge sheet, a notice of hearing, or a dismissal letter — Draftly drafts your response in plain SA English. Upload what your employer sent you. Tell us your side. Get your document in 60 seconds.

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What you can get

Documents that put you on equal footing.

Pre-hearing

Response to Charge Sheet

Answer every charge on the record before you walk into the hearing — deny, admit, mitigate, or challenge the process.

Use when: Your employer issued you a Notice of Disciplinary Hearing.

At the hearing

Mitigation Statement

Know what to say if you’re found guilty — your circumstances, genuine remorse, and why dismissal isn’t the only option.

Use when: You expect to be found guilty and want to argue for a lesser sanction.

After dismissal

Appeal Letter

Challenge the chairperson's decision properly, before your 5-working-day window to appeal closes.

Use when: You believe your dismissal or warning was unfair.

Audit

Procedural Fairness Audit

Read your employer's notice and identify everything procedurally wrong with it.

Use when: You want to know if your hearing was conducted properly.

CCMA

CCMA Referral Guide

Get your unfair-dismissal dispute in front of the CCMA correctly — a step-by-step guide plus a draft Form 7.11, before your 30-day window closes.

Use when: You have been dismissed and need to refer to the CCMA within 30 days.

Pay disputes

Demand for Outstanding Pay

Get what you're legally owed — a BCEA-compliant demand for unpaid wages, leave pay, notice pay, or severance.

Use when: Your employer has not paid you what you are owed.

Warning

Response to a Warning

Dispute or appeal a verbal, written, or final written warning before it sits on your disciplinary record.

Use when: You have been given a warning you believe is unwarranted.

Suspension

Response to Suspension

Object to an unfair suspension — one that is indefinite, unpaid, or handed down with no reasons and no chance to respond.

Use when: Your employer has suspended you and you believe it is unfair.

Grievance

Grievance Letter

Raise a formal grievance with your employer — unfair treatment, harassment, discrimination, or unpaid overtime — set out properly and on record.

Use when: You need to formally raise a workplace complaint with your employer.

Pricing

Pay only for the document you actually need.

Quick Check
R49

One-time, per case

Upload your employer's document. Get a 1-page analysis listing the things you can raise at your hearing or appeal.

  • ✓ Procedural fairness audit
  • ✓ Issues to raise at hearing
  • ✓ References to LRA & Schedule 8
  • ✓ 1-page Word doc
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Full Response
R99

One-time, per case

Everything in Quick Check, plus a fully-drafted response document ready to submit to your employer or the CCMA.

  • ✓ Everything in Quick Check
  • ✓ Drafted response document
  • ✓ Choose: response, appeal, mitigation, CCMA referral, or pay demand
  • ✓ Edit before submitting
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How it works

Four steps. No legal jargon.

i.

Upload

Upload the document your employer sent you. PDF or photo of a paper letter both work.

ii.

Explain

Tell us in your own words what happened. No legal terms required.

iii.

Pay

R49 or R99 via secure card payment. Once-off, no subscription.

iv.

Download

Get your Word document in 60 seconds. Edit, print, sign, submit.

FAQ

Questions employees actually ask.

Is Draftly a lawyer?

No. Draftly is a document drafting service. It uses your facts and references the Labour Relations Act and Schedule 8 to draft documents you can use yourself. For complex matters we recommend you speak to a registered labour relations practitioner or refer your dispute to the CCMA.

Will my employer know I used this?

No. The documents are drafted for you. You submit them yourself, in your own name, as if you wrote them. There is no Draftly logo or branding on the documents you submit.

What if my case is very complex?

Draftly handles standard disciplinary matters well. If your case involves things like discrimination, whistleblowing, or constructive dismissal, you should consider getting professional help. We will tell you in the document if we think your matter is too complex for self-help.

How fast do I get my document?

About 60 seconds after payment. The document is delivered as a Word file you can edit, print, or email immediately.

Can I get a refund?

If the document fails to generate, you are refunded within 5 working days. If you change your mind after generation, we cannot refund — the document is already produced.

Is my information kept confidential?

Yes. Draftly is built POPIA-aware — we don't ask for ID numbers, we take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information, and we never share it with your employer or anyone outside the processors needed to run the service.

Don't face it alone.

Your employer used templates. You deserve a proper response too.

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