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#WorkersDay: Evolution of SA labour laws

Chloë Loubser 5 May 2025

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New owner, same employment contract: Court reiterates original retirement age applies

Chloë Loubser 26 Mar 2025

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Nedlac report on labour law amendments - a look at the proposed changes

Chloë Loubser 25 Feb 2025

Bruce Hunt, Managing Director, Transcend Capital

#BizTrends2025: 5 BEE trends transforming South Africa

Bruce Hunt 28 Jan 2025

Jonathan Goldberg, Chairman Global Business Solutions

Groundbreaking draft dismissal code to transform South Africa's workplace culture

Jonathan Goldberg 22 Jan 2025

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Zero-tolerance policy revisited: Postive cannabis test is not enough for a fair dismissal

Jacques van Wyk 11 Dec 2024

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Can businesses recover stolen money from ex-employee pension funds?

Mtho Maphumulo 2 Oct 2024

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Conciliation: A vital step when challenging fairness of retrenchments

Chloë Loubser 30 Sep 2024

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TES conundrum in court: An 'employee' for PAYE, but not for VAT or ETI?

Joon Chong 16 May 2024

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Ruling clarifies discrimination due to criminal history in the employment process

Johan Botes 14 May 2024

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Losing your protection? When protected strikes turn bad

Jacques van Wyk 24 Apr 2024

Yuneal Padayachy, chief support officer at The BEE Chamber

Great expectations for B-BBEE transformation in 2024

Yuneal Padayachy 5 Feb 2024

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Employee confessions - are they valid? LAC ruling

Chloë Loubser 29 Jan 2024

Johan Botes, Partner and Head of the Employment & Compensation Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

#BizTrends2024: Adapting to change and the growing call for DEI

Johan Botes 18 Jan 2024

Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer in Bowmans’ Cape Town office Employment and Benefits Practice

#BizTrends2024: Key legislative developments and their impact on employment

Chloë Loubser 15 Jan 2024

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When foreign employers hire South African employees...

Graeme Palmer 11 Oct 2023

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Claiming constructive dismissal - take advice from your wingman

Johan Botes 21 Sep 2023

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Too sick to work, but well enough to march? Not so fast...

Johan Botes 26 Jul 2023

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What foreign employers need to know about required Sars registration

Joon Chong 24 Mar 2023

Johan Botes, Partner and head of Baker McKenzie’s Employment & Compensation Practice in Johannesburg.

#BizTrends2023: Quitting quiet quitting - balancing the needs of employers and employees

Johan Botes 23 Jan 2023

Koos Benadie, Director and Head of Commercial Law at Barnard

#BizTrends2023: Say goodbye to the one-trick pony | Law trends 2023

Koos Benadie 9 Jan 2023

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Remote onboarding: What every employer should know

Johan Botes 11 Oct 2022

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Search for flexibility and meaning in the post-pandemic workplace

Johan Botes 15 Jul 2022

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Confidentiality clauses - whistles can't be blown if employer consent is required

Johan Botes 2 Jun 2022

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New workplace codes of good practice to ensure employees keep their hands to themselves

Johan Botes 31 Mar 2022

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No leniency for dishonesty in the workplace

Jacques van Wyk 14 Mar 2022

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How the latest Covid-19 regulations impact employers, employees

Johan Botes 1 Feb 2022

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If you did not do it, could you still be guilty?

Johan Botes 20 Jan 2022

Johan Botes

#BizTrends2022: The year ahead for employers

Johan Botes 5 Jan 2022

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