Legal updates and opinions
News / News
Labour bills sent for assent
By Jacques Van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney
The National Minimum Wage Bill, the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, the Labour Relations Amendment Bill, and the Labour Laws Amendment Bill have been passed by parliament and sent to President Ramaphosa for assent.
A detailed overview of the Labour Bills have been published in our earlier updates. For a discussion thereof, click on each of the Bill’s below.
Latest News
From Promise to Practice: Responsible AI in South African Healthcare
by Aphindile Govuza, Director, Boitumelo Moti, Director, Janice Geel, Associate and Malique Ukena, Candidate Attorney Artificial intelligence (“AI“) is reshaping [...]
Cracking Down or Catching Up? South Africa’s Approach to Crypto Regulation: Part 1 – Payments
by Armand Swart, Director, Hilah Laskov, Director and Hlonelwa Lutuli, Associate Introduction Crypto assets (“crypto“) exist in a unique regulatory [...]
Employers must timeously take steps to deal with any allegations of sexual harassment raised with them, failing which they may be held liable
by Andre van Heerden, Director and Hannah Fowler, Candidate Attorney Introduction In Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union obo S and [...]
Proposed Economic Opportunity Tax for Casino Operator Licensees in the Western Cape to relocate their casinos
by Wendy Rosenberg, Director and Head of Digital Media & Electronic Communications On 6 June 2025, the draft Western Cape [...]
When does an acquisition by a company of its own shares constitute a scheme of arrangement?
Understanding the relationship between Section 48 and Section 114 of the Companies Act in Light of the Companies Amendment Act, [...]
Are we seeing an end to the appointment of board members to act as CEOs of SOEs / Private Companies?
by Sandile July, Director and Head of Employment and Nonkosazana Nkosi, Director 1. The Labour Court has officially put a [...]