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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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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
Mar 82 min read
Increase in the National Minimum Wage effective 1 March 2024
On 3 February 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour announced that the National Minimum Wage will increase
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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
Nov 7, 20234 min read
Framing ESG for employers in the South African context
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) has been a topic of prominent discussion as of late.
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Lawtons Africa
Aug 24, 20236 min read
No need for “poison pills”? Why hostile takeovers tend to fail in South Africa
In the cut-throat realm of corporate power plays, where alliances crumble and ambition
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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
Sep 30, 20227 min read
Public interest justification for mergers
The need for legal certainty in approach to section 12A(3)(e)
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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
Jun 9, 20225 min read
To turn your camera on or not to turn your camera on?
“Your Lordship, it is my humble submission that I was not absent from the ‘offices’ of my principal for more than 30 working
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Lawtons Africa
Jun 6, 20226 min read
Sheriff’s auctions: Bargain or blunder?
The promise of snatching up luxury real estate for a fraction of the price has always attracted buyers to th
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Lawtons Africa
May 17, 20225 min read
The appealability of interim Interdicts
It is settled law that interim interdicts granted by the High Court are not appealable, particularly because of the nature and purpose they
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Lawtons Africa
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Can you commission documents virtually?
Limiting physical contact between people has long been held as the most effective way of stopping the spread of Covid-19.
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Lawtons Africa
Mar 9, 20223 min read
Can the courts set aside collective agreements?
Collective bargaining is the process by which employers and organised groups of employees seek to reconcile their conflicting goals through
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Lawtons Africa
Jan 27, 20223 min read
When lines are blurred: Trade union or political party
When lines are blurred: Trade union or political party
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Lawtons Africa
Dec 9, 20216 min read
The importance of a name
If indeed a brand is the single most important investment of a business, it isn’t surprising that the name (brand) of a medical scheme bears
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Lawtons Africa
Nov 30, 20214 min read
Companies Amendment Bill 2021: Notable policy changes
Authors: Zaakira Haffejee – Associate & Kate Foster – Candidate Attorney *Supervised by: Jeff Buckland – Director, Head of Corporate &...
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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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