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Can employees be suspended without being afforded the opportunity to make representations?
Authors: Jason Shephard– Candidate Attorney Supervised by: Lavery Modise –Special Counsel This judgment concerns the issue of placing...
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Jul 184 min read
Is a criminal record a justifiable bar to employment or does it amount to unfair discrimination?
Is a Criminal Record a Justifiable Bar to Employment or Does it Amount to Unfair Discrimination?
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Lawtons Africa
Jul 104 min read
Can employers be held liable for failing to timeously investigate sexual harassment claims
In ZG / Massmart Wholesale (Pty) Ltd [2024] 3 BALR 350 (CCMA), the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration
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Lawtons Africa
May 812 min read
Appraisal rights – protecting minority shareholders in holding companies
The South African Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“the Companies Act”) introduced a number of novel provisions into our law
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Lawtons Africa
Nov 16, 20233 min read
Exemptions from collective agreements are not for the asking or taking
Collective agreements are the centrepiece of the labour dispensation in South Africa.
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Lawtons Africa
Sep 12, 20236 min read
National Wills Week
A will is the most important document you can draw in your lifetime.
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Lawtons Africa
Jun 9, 20234 min read
Influencers in the workplace: Can promotional work on social media be regarded as moonlighting?
The use of social media has many benefits; one of them being the creation of work and income opportunities, such as doing promotional work
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Lawtons Africa
Oct 4, 20223 min read
The body corporate series
Can’t meet your financial obligations?
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Lawtons Africa
Sep 28, 20223 min read
Data Privacy & POPIA
Our Data Privacy and POPIA team has the subject matter knowledge coupled with hands-on practical experience to take clients through their...
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Lawtons Africa
Sep 6, 20226 min read
Virtual real estate: New-age fad or feature of the future?
If you were born before 4 September 1998, you are officially older than Google.
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Lawtons Africa
Mar 23, 20227 min read
Offshore exploration: a cautionary tale?
It is well known that oil and gas are often termed the “lifeblood of industrialised countries” and are still primary sources of
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Lawtons Africa
Jan 27, 20225 min read
Inquiry into an employee’s incapacity requires more from an employer than meets the eye
Inquiry into an employee’s incapacity requires more from an employer than what meets the eye
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Lawtons Africa
Sep 6, 20214 min read
Looting and civil unrest: The danger of acting with a common purpose
The arrest of former State President Jacob Zuma sparked civil unrest across the country, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
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Lawtons Africa
Jun 30, 20214 min read
The good, the bad and the pandemic: surviving articles during Covid
When I began my articles of clerkship in January 2020, to say I was on an emotional roller-coaster does not quite capture the spectrum...
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Lawtons Africa
Jun 30, 20215 min read
So You Want to be a Lawyer? From dreams to reality – and back again
So you want to be a lawyer? How very noble. You’ve probably recited countless times when questioned on your motivation for entering this...
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