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PART 2 - Wolves in sheep's clothing: The importance of investigating malicious whistleblowing
21st November 2024 As discussed by Webber Wentzel's employment team, whistleblowing can be abused by those seeking to further their own ends or purposefully harm an... →
PART 1 – The employee that cried wolf: Malicious whistleblowing and its effects
21st November 2024 Whistleblowing is widely regarded as a critical tool for promoting transparency and accountability in organisations. It allows individuals to... →
Bowmans collects Private Equity Legal Advisor of the Year (Deals) Award at the PE Africa Awards
21st November 2024 Pre-eminent African law firm Bowmans has collected the Legal Advisor of the Year (Deals) trophy at the PE Africa Awards, held in London on Tuesday... →
Whether a workplace policy automatically forms part of or can otherwise be construed as a collective agreement
21st November 2024 Issue: Whether the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (the “CCMA”) was correct in finding that the National Union of Mine... →
Revisiting Zero-Tolerance Policies: The NBCCI’s Ruling on Cannabis Use
21st November 2024 In National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa obo Nyawuza / PFG Building Glass [2024] 6 BALR 595 (NBCCI), the National Bargaining Council for... →
Stretching Boundaries: Can a Trade Union Represent Employees Who Fall Outside of its Registered Scope in Employment Disputes?
21st November 2024 The Constitutional Court (“the CC“) in AFGRI Animal Feeds (A Division of PhilAfrica Foods (Pty) Ltd v National Union of Metalworkers of SA and... →
AI Skills Development Defines the Future of Africa’s Legal Landscape
21st November 2024 The world is standing on the brink of a legal revolution, one where artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform the way legal services are... →
The transformative power of Employee Share Ownership Policies (ESOPs)
20th November 2024 Employee share ownership policies (ESOPs) in the current labour environment are far more than a passing trend; they are a transformative tool that... →
The rise of regional and continental competition regulators: good for M&A or cause for concern?
20th November 2024 Competition laws are being enforced in most African countries. In the past year, several new national and regional competition regulators became... →
Avoid nasty tax surprises by checking your tax residency status with SARS
20th November 2024 South Africans working and residing overseas, even those who left the sunny shores decades ago, may find they are literally not on the same page as... →
