Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Does an employer have a duty to find an alternative employment for its employees prior to retrenchment?
13th November 2015 The challenging macro-economic backdrop has led to a major increase in retrenchments and the need for the courts to answer a number of key legal... →
Is the termination of employment for operational requirements, where the prescribed time periods are not adhered to, an invalid dismissal?
10th November 2015 In the more recent Labour Appeal Court judgment of Edcon v Karin Steenkamp and Others (JS350/2014) [2015] ZALAC JHB (Edcon), the Court held that... →
A change in the terms and conditions of employment or a mere workplace practice?
3rd November 2015 In the case of Cele and Others v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd LC (JS1086/12) [2015] ZALCJHB 271, the Labour Court looked at whether an erroneous payment... →
Trumping provision of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act
3rd November 2015 On 30 October 2015, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies announced that s3(b) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment... →
The end of a strike dictates the end of replacement labour
29th October 2015 In the recent judgment of SACCAWU v Sun International (J1951/15) [2015] ZALCJHB 341 handed down on 6 October 2015, the Labour Court (LC) held that... →
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr announces eight partner appointments in strategy to grow service offering in key client sectors
22nd October 2015 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) business law firm in South Africa has made eight partner appointments to its finance and banking, employment and tax... →
Best Lawyers 2016 in South Africa announced
22nd October 2015 The seventh edition of Best Lawyers in South Africa has been released and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s lawyers have once again featured prominently on... →
“Like” or not – the ramifications of the landmark EU Facebook case
20th October 2015 On 6 October 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union declared the safe harbor decision – a scheme which endorsed the protection of... →
