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Legal Assistance for Construction Disputes in South Africa Legal disputes are common between employee and employer. These occur when one party feels like they have been treated in an illegal or unfair manner, or when one accuses the other of contract breach. This...
Construction Law
Specialists in Construction Law in South Africa The Construction and Contract Law arena in South Africa can be very flexible and dynamic, which causes problems for contractors and sub-contractors. By failing to truly comprehend contractual principles of duties and...
Construction Law South Africa
Specialist Legal Assistance in Construction Law Construction and Contract Law in South Africa is a tricky arena in which it can be very challenging to completely understand what is expected from the client/project manager and the contractor/sub-contractor...
Labour Law Articles
Labour Law
Your Labour Law Specialists in Gauteng Labour and Employment Law in South Africa can be tricky to fully comprehend, as we employ some of the most progressive law systems in the world. On top of that, the COVID-19 pandemic has stirred things up by putting us all in...
Labour Law
COVID-19: Mandatory Vaccination or Lose Your Job? One of the hottest topics in South Africa brings us to the discussion surrounding mandatory vaccinations for employees. Although there are several COVID-19 vaccines, another discussion rages on about the...
Labour Law
Retrenchment: Your Legal Options as an Employee South Africa’s Labour and Employment Laws are considered to be some of the most liberal and progressive in the world, making them difficult to adhere to. Therefore, when faced with a legal dispute, you need an expert in...
South African Law Articles
Can an employer force you to work overtime and/or on a public holiday?
The answer to this question depends on the circumstances but note the Labour Appeal Court decision in the case of TDF Network Africa (Pty) Ltd v Deidre Beverley Faris where the employee who is an Adventist (religion known as Seventh day Adventist) and refused to work...
Centurion Labour Lawyers
Have You Been Discriminated Against for Being Pregnant? If you have been unfairly treated by your employer because you are pregnant, you have the right to take legal action against the employer. We highly recommend making use of our labour lawyers in Midrand (close to...
Legality of Cannabis in South Africa
“You can get that cannabis feeling anytime, anyplace except when at work”. During September 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that it is now legal to smoke and grow cannabis at home, in your own private space. But does that mean you cannot be...
Legal Advice Articles
Expert CCMA Advice and Representation
How and When to Refer a Workplace Dispute to the CCMA for Resolution Ignorance of the role of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) in labour disputes is often the reason employees who were dismissed unfairly do not take any steps to seek...
Labour Lawyers No Win No Fee
Labour Law Guidance Regarding Maternity Leave Rights in South Africa As a female employee, you have the right to maternity leave. This also applies if you are a domestic worker. However, ignorance of your rights to maternity leave or the fear of losing your job if you...
Labour Law Consultants
Labour Law Consultants and Lawyers on the Topic of Dismissal for Employee Misconduct It is imperative that an employer becomes informed regarding dismissal procedures and allowable reasons for dismissal. If unsure about the allowable reason or the procedure to...
News Articles
Can you be retrenched via Zoom?
Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and with it the lockdown and restrictions imposed in SA, we have all had to adapt to a “new normal” such as working from home, more often than not, using the digital and virtual platforms to communicate with employers/...
Adapt or die!
The COVID-19 epidemic has forced courts and CCMA and Bargaining Councils and the practitioners to adapt at pace. Whilst it is an ideal world to be paperless this is not wholly possible but this is the way that we are moving. The High Courts in SA have already...
Has your employer received Ters payment and not paid it over to you?
On 15 May 2020 the Minister of Employment and Labour, Thula Nxesi, amended the rules of the directives with the objective to make it easier for South African employees to receive financial support from the Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS). There are...
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