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SAFM Market Update: Cross Trainer Enters Business Rescue
Dr. Eric Levenstein, Director and Head of our Insolvency & Business Rescue practice area, had a discussion with Jimmy Moyaha of SAFM about the markets reaction to Cross Trainer going under business rescue and the current status of the business rescue mechanism in South Africa.
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Reviewing an arbitrator’s misconception of the nature of an enquiry
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney ISSUE Whether, by finding that the employer should have followed [...]
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 [...]
Regulations on national minimum wage exemptions
By: Jacques van Wyk, Director and Andre Van Heerden, Senior Associate and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney The National Minimum Wage Bill [...]
The right to a fair hearing trumps the contract of employment
By: Jacques van Wyk, Director and Andre Van Heerden, Senior Associate and Yusha Davidson, Candidate Attorney ISSUE Can an employee be [...]
Automatically unfair dismissals versus legitimate dismissals for operational requirements: the importance of the ‘true reasons’ for the dismissal
By: Jacques van Wyk, Director, Andre van Heerden, Senior Associate and, Unathi Jukuda, Candidate Attorney ISSUE Whether, in dismissing employees, the [...]
