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Constitutional Court ruling on lockouts
15th March 2016 The Constitutional Court has handed down an important judgment where it held that the Labour Relations Act does not permit an employer to lock-out... →
New limits for consumer credit charges
10th March 2016 On 6 May 2016, the Limitations on Fees and Interest Rates Regulations (Final Regulations) in terms of the National Credit Act, 2005 (NCA) will come... →
Failure to join a new employer timeously may leave employees sitting with worthless favourable orders
8th March 2016 Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, No 66 of 1995 (LRA) provides that if a transfer of business takes place, all the rights and obligations... →
SARS looks to clear up misconceptions relating to tax exemption for foreign employment income
7th March 2016 The South African Revenue Service (SARS) issued Draft Interpretation Note 16 (Issue 2) (Draft IN) for public comment recently. When compared to the... →
Traction on amendments to MPRDA: re-classification and referral to the National House of Traditional Leaders
2nd March 2016 The National Assembly and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has recently announced the re-classification of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources... →
Renewable Energy Development Zones to aid future REIPPPP bidding rounds
26th February 2016 On 17 February 2016 the Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa (Cabinet) approved the gazetting of Renewable Energy Development Zones (REDZs).... →
Transfer duty implications arising from the 2016 Budget Speech
26th February 2016 In the 2016 Budget recently delivered by Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, it was announced that our current taxes on wealth are under review by... →
The attention is turning to trusts
25th February 2016 Currently trusts are used as an important vehicle to avoid the payment of estate duty and to create an insolvency remote vehicle through means of... →
