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Labour Law & Unions

Do automatic termination clauses overrule fair dismissal procedure?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Isabella Keeves 7 May 2025

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Employment Equity

Rise of ESOPs: Transforming business through employee ownership

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Safiyya Pate 20 Nov 2024

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Labour Law

Contracted out: Who is obligated to pay employee salaries?

Darcy du Toit 11 Sep 2024

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Labour Law

Take leave or lose it – Labour Court ruling reiterates

Richard Brown 6 Aug 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

On the hook for playing hooky: Consequences of sick leave abuse

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 3 May 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Why 'unlawful dismissal' doesn't mean 'automatic reinstatement'

Chloë Loubser and Caity Barbour 18 Apr 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Unemployment by death: What happens to employees when employers die?

Nasheetah Smith 16 Apr 2024

3 factors that small businesses need to consider when building their workforce

Legal Regulations

3 factors that small businesses need to consider when building their workforce

Issued by Business Partners Limited 7 Feb 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

3 considerations for small businesses when building their workforce

7 Feb 2024

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Labour Law

Yes, your side hustle can cost you your job

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 6 Dec 2023

Tracy van der Colff, Head of Employment, OWP Partners

Corporate & Commercial Law

How SA employment law impacts corporate deals

Tracy van der Colff 20 Nov 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

When is reinstatement not permissible?

Bradley Workman-Davies and Michiel Heyns 20 Jul 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

Does restraint of trade transfer when a business is sold?

Jacques van Wyk & Andre van Heerden 8 Mar 2023

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Labour Law

Once judged, twice... res judicata

Mpumelelo Nxumalo and Kalene Watson 27 Jan 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Employment offers - what does it take to conclude an agreement?

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 23 Sep 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Withdrawal of resignation: When is it acceptable?

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 15 Sep 2022

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Labour Law

What should companies consider when removing a director?

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Ziningi Hlophe, Kalene Watson & Masibulele Mab 27 Jul 2022

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Labour Law

Invalid or unfair? No shortcuts to the Labour Court

Brett Abraham 5 Jul 2022

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HR & Management

How newly available broadcast spectrum is creating employment opportunities

Natashia Barnabas 1 Jul 2022

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Labour Law

Reimbursement: What you can (or can't) claim under the BCEA

Aadil Patel and Dylan Bouchier 5 Apr 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

No vax, no test, no entry: Labour Court weighs in on Covid-19 admission policies

Brett Abraham and Mehnaaz Bux 16 Mar 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Resigning to avoid disciplinary action? Think again

Danie Pretorius 18 Feb 2022

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Labour Law

False termination information could end in criminal liability

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Joani van Vuuren and Nasme Puley 19 Jan 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

4 ways to safeguard confidential information in the era of hybrid working

Lucinda Hinxman 21 Dec 2021

Prasa appoints acting group CEO

Railway

Prasa appoints acting group CEO

22 Nov 2021

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Labour Law

Are your remote working policies in accordance with the law?

Lusanda Raphulu and Sian Gaffney 1 Sep 2021

Calculating severance pay after retirement age

Remuneration & Payroll

Calculating severance pay after retirement age

Jonathan Goldberg 21 Jun 2021

When your boss is allowed to read your emails in the era of PoPIA

Data & Analytics

When your boss is allowed to read your emails in the era of PoPIA

Suemeya Hanif & Nicole Gabryk 8 Jun 2021

Employee Wellness

Ethics and flexible working

Beverley Bartlett, Issued by Milpark Education 4 May 2021

Can your side hustle get you fired?

Labour Law

Can your side hustle get you fired?

20 Apr 2021

Resignation or dismissal? Be aware of what you say...

Labour Law

Resignation or dismissal? Be aware of what you say...

Bradley Workman-Davies 15 Apr 2021

Resigning to avoid disciplinary action? Not so fast...

Labour Law

Resigning to avoid disciplinary action? Not so fast...

Bradley Workman-Davies and Neo Sewela 15 Dec 2020

Do employers have the right to change an employee's retirement date?

Labour Law

Do employers have the right to change an employee's retirement date?

Darryn Mer 13 Nov 2020

UIF opens fraud case against NPO

Criminal Law

UIF opens fraud case against NPO

10 Nov 2020

New Labour Court decision on constructive dismissal sets high standard for intolerability

Labour Law

New Labour Court decision on constructive dismissal sets high standard for intolerability

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Nivaani Moodley and Shane Johnson 16 Oct 2020

Resigning after disciplinary action but before sanction - what is the legal effect?

Labour Law

Resigning after disciplinary action but before sanction - what is the legal effect?

Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Nivaani Moodley and Shane Johnson 14 Oct 2020

B-BBEE and the development of sustainable employment creation

Employment Equity

B-BBEE and the development of sustainable employment creation

12 Oct 2020

Can an employee be dismissed for lodging a false grievance?

Labour Law

Can an employee be dismissed for lodging a false grievance?

Jacques van Wyk and Andre van Heerden 9 Sep 2020

SME Recruitment: A guide to employment contracts

Management & Leadership

SME Recruitment: A guide to employment contracts

Siobhan Zurnamer 27 Jul 2020

Demotion as an alternative to retrenchment during Covid-19 outbreak

Management & Leadership

Demotion as an alternative to retrenchment during Covid-19 outbreak

Kayla Shadiack 25 Mar 2020

You can leave, just not right now...

Labour Law

You can leave, just not right now...

Bradley Workman-Davies 6 Mar 2020

Contract termination vs employee dismissal - how are they interrelated?

Labour Law

Contract termination vs employee dismissal - how are they interrelated?

Bradley Workman-Davies 23 Jan 2020

Resignation with immediate effect - separate rulings confuse the matter

Labour Law

Resignation with immediate effect - separate rulings confuse the matter

Sandile Tom 2 Dec 2019

Importance of justifying fixed-term employment

Labour Law

Importance of justifying fixed-term employment

Andre van Heerden and Jacques van Wyk 18 Oct 2019

Amendments to Generic Codes of Good Practice on B-BBEE

Employment Equity

Amendments to Generic Codes of Good Practice on B-BBEE

Adam Ismail, Candice Meyer and Safiyya Patel 5 Jun 2019

To be or not to be: In writing

Labour Law

To be or not to be: In writing

Aadil Patel 7 May 2019

#RecruitmentFocus: What you need to know about the new National Minimum Wage Act

#EvolutionofWork

#RecruitmentFocus: What you need to know about the new National Minimum Wage Act

Jacques van Wyk 9 Jan 2019

#RecruitmentFocus: What deductions can be made from an employee's salary when they resign?

#EvolutionofWork

#RecruitmentFocus: What deductions can be made from an employee's salary when they resign?

7 Dec 2018

#RecruitmentFocus: Dealing with life after executive retrenchment

#EvolutionofWork

#RecruitmentFocus: Dealing with life after executive retrenchment

Auguste Coetzer 3 Dec 2018