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Employees signing mutual separation agreements under duress
Signing mutual separation agreements under duress Whether a threat of police action amounts to duress when signing a mutual separation [...]
Dishonesty surrounding the breach of Covid-19 protocols in the workplace is a fair ground for dismissal
Breach of Covid-19 protocols in the workplace Issue Whether dismissal for dishonesty for infringing the employer’s Covid-19 protocols, was procedurally [...]
The pride or prejudice of being a related person to a company?
by Marvin Petersen, Senior Associate co-authored by Jarryd Mardon, Director and reviewed by Pierre le Roux, Director Introduction In terms [...]
Constitutional Court confirms invalidity of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (“BBBEE”) pre-qualification criteria for state tenders
Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act by Pieter Steyn, Director 1. In September 2020, the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") declared [...]
2022/2023 Budget Proposals Tax Overview
2022/2023 Budget Proposals - Tax Overview By: The Werksmans Tax Team INTRODUCTION Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivered his maiden [...]
“Death and Life are in the Tongue”* – A Case of Hate Speech
by Dakalo Singo, Director and Harold Jacobs, Director "This country is still grappling with identifying where the bounds of freedom [...]
