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Protect Your Tax Data: Heightened Risks of eFiling Hackings Ahead of the 2024 Tax Filing Season
14th June 2024 As the 2024 income tax filing season approaches, taxpayers are advised to be on high alert. Reports of eFiling profile hackings have been on the... →
Breathalyser Refusal
14th June 2024 The dismissal of a machine operator who refused to take a breathalyser test (in accordance with the company’s policy on substance abuse and the... →
Dispute settlement agreement at CCMA rendered restraint of trade annulled
14th June 2024 The Labour Appeal Court had to determine whether a settlement agreement concluded at the CCMA, extinguished the rights of the employer in so far as... →
Apocalypse of Automation: SARS’ Drive to Strengthen Tax Treatment
13th June 2024 In its relentless pursuit of tax compliance, SARS has launched a series of initiatives aimed at streamlining tax processes through various... →
Government of National Unity: Way Forward?
13th June 2024 "The future is never clear; you pay a very high price in the stock market for cheery consensus. Uncertainty actually is the friend of the buyer of... →
Caught in the cyber crosshairs: ENS v Hawarden
13th June 2024 The legal profession (and no doubt, all creditors who provide their bank details via email to a debtor) have been eagerly anticipating the appeal... →
South Africa: Disposal of “land-rich” shares by non-residents and capital gains tax
12th June 2024 A decision by the Zurich Tax Appeals Court in Switzerland on the capital gains tax consequences in respect of the disposal of "land-rich" shares... →
Johannesburg High Court Backlog: ADR as a solution
12th June 2024 A recent notice issued in the Johannesburg High Court by Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland on 4 June 2024, indicated wait times for civil... →
ConCourt confirms Coca-Cola’s retrenchments were for operational requirements
11th June 2024 In Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty) Ltd v Competition Commission & Food and Allied Workers Union, the Constitutional Court considered whether... →
Additional Public Holiday on 17 June 2024
10th June 2024 This year 16 June (Youth Day) falls on a Sunday. Therefore Monday, 17 June, is also a public holiday. So, what must employees be paid? The Court... →
