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South Africa: Urgent Labour Court application to declare mandatory vaccination policy unlawful struck off the roll
7th February 2022 In a judgment delivered by the Labour Court on 2 February 2022, an urgent application to declare an employer’s mandatory vaccination policy... →
South Africa: Labour Court warns that mutual separation agreements should not be dressed up as dismissals
4th February 2022 Employers frequently have reason to conclude mutual separation agreements with employees to bring about the termination of their employment. The... →
South Africa: CCMA finds a company's decision to dismiss an unvaccinated employee 'substantively fair'
28th January 2022 In an arbitration award issued on Friday, 21 January 2022, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) found that an employer... →
Bowmans shines at the Chambers Africa Awards
14th January 2022 Leading African law firm Bowmans has been recognised at the Chambers Africa Awards ceremony held yesterday (13 January). The firm’s Kenyan practice... →
The publication of matric results – What is the legal position under POPIA?
12th January 2022 Yesterday, the Department of Basic Education announced that the usual practice of publishing matric results on media platforms will not take place... →
Senior project finance lawyer joins Bowmans as partner
11th January 2022 Leading African law firm Bowmans has appointed project development and finance specialist Allen Leuta as a partner in its Johannesburg office... →
Requests for exemption from vaccine requirements in the workplace on the basis of religion, opinion or belief
6th December 2021 The Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Certain Workplaces, which was amended by the Minister of Employment and... →
Employer funded share incentive schemes and the Spur judgement – some perspective is needed
24th November 2021 Much has been written about the ‘Spur’ judgement in the past few weeks. Two salient themes emanate from it, the: question about why employer... →
