Construction Law

A New Year and New Planned Policies for Foreign Workers in South Africa As the new year kicks off, the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) plans to implement new policies to address concerns surrounding illegal recruitment practices in South Africa. These...

Labour Law

With Christmas Around the Corner, Is an Employer Obliged to Pay Bonuses? 2021 is coming to an end, putting yet another challenging year in the rear view. Despite the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in South Africa, the majority of businesses are still overcoming the...

Construction Law

Issue of Penalties: How Much is Too Much? Construction contracts are agreements that exist between contractors and their clients/project managers. Such agreements must adhere to the Construction and Contractual Laws of South Africa and would normally make provisions...

Construction Law

Non-Payment of “Payment Certificates” and Available Remedies Contractors and sub-contractors in the construction industry in South Africa are constantly facing situations where they are underpaid or receive late payments from clients or project managers resulting in...