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Can employees be suspended without being afforded the opportunity to make representations?

Lawtons Africa

Aug 75 min read

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...

Can employers be held liable for failing to timeously investigate sexual harassment claims

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

Increase in the National Minimum Wage effective 1 March 2024

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

Exemptions from collective agreements are not for the asking or taking

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.

Framing ESG for employers in the South African context

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.

No need for “poison pills”? Why hostile takeovers tend to fail in South Africa

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

Influencers in the workplace: Can promotional work on social media be regarded as moonlighting?

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

Public interest justification for mergers

Lawtons Africa

Sep 30, 20227 min read

Public interest justification for mergers

The need for legal certainty in approach to section 12A(3)(e)

Virtual real estate: New-age fad or feature of the future?

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.

To turn your camera on or not to turn your camera on?

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

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

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

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.

Can the courts set aside collective agreements?

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

When lines are blurred: Trade union or political party

Lawtons Africa

Jan 27, 20223 min read

When lines are blurred: Trade union or political party

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

Companies Amendment Bill 2021: Notable policy changes

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 &...

The good, the bad and the pandemic: surviving articles during Covid

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...

So You Want to be a Lawyer? From dreams to reality – and back again

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...