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Melissa Cogger, Partner, Bowmans

Labour Law & Unions

Retrenchment by AI... and other unfair labour risks of HR automation

Melissa Cogger 2 days

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Labour Law

Court rules employers cannot use retrenchment to avoid reinstatement

Bradley Workman-Davies 21 Aug 2026

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Labour Law

Retrenchment process: When are competitive interviews fair?

Bradley Workman-Davies 17 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Lebo Moeng on resilience, culture, and building a North West tourism business

Tourism

#WomensMonth | Lebo Moeng on resilience, culture, and building a North West tourism business

Robin Fredericks 3 Aug 2026

Two loaders work outside the ore processing and recovery plant at De Beers' Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Pressure makes (no) diamonds: SA mining production takes a dip

22 Jul 2026

A De Beers store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

De Beers announces 2-year pause at SA’s largest diamond producer

16 Jul 2026

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Labour Law

Mutual separation vs retrenchment: LAC ruling provides clarity

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 18 Mar 2026

Media24 has started a statutory consultation process with Coity Press staff (Image source @ All About Ads

Newspapers

43 year old newspaper icon set to close

2 Mar 2026

Motus cuts 86 jobs as financial strains hit SA's motor retail market

Commercial & Industrial

Motus cuts 86 jobs as financial strains hit SA's motor retail market

31 Dec 2025

Coca-Cola Beverages SA faces job cuts and plant closures

Food & bev. services

Coca-Cola Beverages SA faces job cuts and plant closures

19 Sep 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

The cost of hiding a dismissal under the guise of 'retrenchment'

Chloë Loubser and Grace Crocker 15 Jul 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Exxaro consults Leeuwpan employees on potential job cuts

1 Jul 2025

Goodyear confirms closure of Kariega plant as Numsa vows to fight job losses

Manufacturing & Parts

Goodyear confirms closure of Kariega plant as Numsa vows to fight job losses

9 Jun 2025

Newspapers

Mail & Guardian staff face job cuts

3 Jun 2025

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Labour Law

Dismissal codes expanded: What employers need to know

Keshni Naicker and Amandla Makhongwana 30 Jan 2025

Jonathan Goldberg, Chairman Global Business Solutions

Labour Law

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

Jonathan Goldberg 22 Jan 2025

The rumoured shuttering of another South African fashion label spells more doom for the local industry. Source: Imagen 3

Services

Major fashion e-tailer abandons local content with restructuring rumours

Lindsey Schutters 7 Oct 2024

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Labour Law

Conciliation: A vital step when challenging fairness of retrenchments

Chloë Loubser 30 Sep 2024

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Labour Law

LAC deems subjective assessments 'unfair' in retrenchment process

Chloë Loubser, Mbali Mnyandu, and Josua Loots 25 Sep 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Importance of consensus in retrenchment consultation process

Amandla Makhongwana 10 Sep 2024

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Labour Law

Retrenchments: When can employers forgo a section 189(3) notice?

Amandla Makhongwana and Jared Allen 21 Aug 2024

Media

Media24 says S189 will continue as it awaits Competition Commission ruling

15 Jul 2024

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Labour Law

Landmark ConCourt ruling on right to fair procedure during retrenchments

27 May 2024

The South African Post Office is bleeding jobs. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Union vows to fight "slaughter" of Post Office jobs

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jan 2024

A haul truck is seen at the Mogalakwena platinum mine in Mokopane. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Anglo American readies cost cuts in wake of PGM market downturn

Felix Njini and Clara Denina 7 Dec 2023

South African clothing retailers losing lustre in face of Shein juggernaut

Retailers

South African clothing retailers losing lustre in face of Shein juggernaut

Georgina Crouth 24 Aug 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Cancelling fixed term employment contracts - expiry or retrenchment?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Tasreeq Ferreira 2 Jun 2023

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Labour Law

What employers should know before using AI in dismissals

Mehnaaz Bux and Keah Challenor 10 May 2023

Telkom announces job cuts, up to 15% of staff to be impacted

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom announces job cuts, up to 15% of staff to be impacted

14 Feb 2023

Dark Fibre Africa announces a plan to retrench staff

Internet

Dark Fibre Africa announces a plan to retrench staff

18 Jan 2022

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Tax Law

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Joon Chong and Nina Keyser 28 Jul 2021

Union starts strike against Massmart

Labour Law & Unions

Union starts strike against Massmart

Nokulunga Majola 28 May 2021

Railway regulator CEO and board at war with each other

Labour Law

Railway regulator CEO and board at war with each other

James Stent 6 Apr 2021

How to manage retrenchments in turbulent times

Labour Law

How to manage retrenchments in turbulent times

11 Jan 2021

You may retrench employees if they unreasonably refuse to accept changes to employment contracts

Labour Law

You may retrench employees if they unreasonably refuse to accept changes to employment contracts

28 Oct 2020

Comair confirms publication of a business rescue plan

Aviation

Comair confirms publication of a business rescue plan

3 Sep 2020

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Retailers

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Jul 2020

Media

Primedia Group starts retrenchment process

17 Jul 2020

Massmart may cut 1,800 jobs at Game stores

Retailers

Massmart may cut 1,800 jobs at Game stores

7 Jul 2020

Edcon business rescuers ask for 157% increase

Retailers

Edcon business rescuers ask for 157% increase

Tania Broughton 24 Jun 2020

Edcon files to fire roughly 17,000 people, as other retailers struggle

Retailers

Edcon files to fire roughly 17,000 people, as other retailers struggle

Sasha Planting 18 Jun 2020

The official era of the entrepreneur

Community

The official era of the entrepreneur

10 Jun 2020

SAA retrenchment process heads to Labour Appeal Court

Labour Law

SAA retrenchment process heads to Labour Appeal Court

Malesela Letwaba 27 May 2020

Numsa vs SAA - death knell to successful business rescue?

Labour Law

Numsa vs SAA - death knell to successful business rescue?

Wessel Badenhorst and Chris Rey 11 May 2020

Alpla to consolidate manufacturing in Gauteng with new plant

Packaging

Alpla to consolidate manufacturing in Gauteng with new plant

11 Mar 2020

ConCourt rules on procedural fairness of minority union retrenchments without consultation

Labour Law

ConCourt rules on procedural fairness of minority union retrenchments without consultation

27 Jan 2020

Marikana platinum mine

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater in Marikana restructuring talks

25 Sep 2019

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Media

ANA News to scale back SA operations

9 Sep 2019

Retrenchment is not an opportunity to eliminate dead wood

Labour Law & Unions

Retrenchment is not an opportunity to eliminate dead wood

5 Aug 2019

Is it feasible to be more inclusive in retrenchment talks in the mining sector?

Labour Law

Is it feasible to be more inclusive in retrenchment talks in the mining sector?

Eugene Phajane 19 Feb 2019