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Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of Land Reform, spoke to 702
Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of Land Reform, spoke to 702 discussing the potential new mining rush for critical minerals in South Africa and the need for open discussions between mining companies and communities living in areas where mines may be established.
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Is an unfair dismissal claim subject to prescription? If so, does the referral of a dispute to the ccma for conciliation interrupt the running of prescription?
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney ISSUE Are claims for unfair dismissal subject to the Prescription [...]
The definition of “worker” in the national minimum wage bill
By: Jacques van Wyk, Director and Andre Van Heerden, Senior Associate and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney The Department of Labour has [...]
Five reasons to register trade marks beyond your home territory
In our September 2017 edition of Legal Werks, the top ten reasons to register trade marks were identified notably the [...]
Is an employee able to avoid a disciplinary hearing or disciplinary sanction by resigning?
It is trite law that employees may resign from his employment, either with immediate effect or on notice, thereby unilaterally [...]
Paternity leave
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney The Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 ("BCEA") [...]
Struggle songs in the workplace
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney ISSUE Is the singing of struggle songs in the workplace [...]
