Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Competition Commission conditionally approves Vodacom/Neotel deal but prohibits MTN/Telkom deal
2nd December 2015 With revenue from voice services in decline, mobile network operators are increasingly reliant on data revenue to remain profitable. Mobile... →
Who is the real employer?
27th November 2015 New labour legislation is aimed at providing more job security for “non-standard” workers, but debate has continued to rage about who the real... →
Hot off the bench – the enforcement of CCMA Arbitration Awards under the LRA amendments
16th November 2015 The amendments to the LRA and in particular the application of s143 were under the spot light recently, in two similar decisions that were decided... →
Does an employer have a duty to find an alternative employment for its employees prior to retrenchment?
13th November 2015 The challenging macro-economic backdrop has led to a major increase in retrenchments and the need for the courts to answer a number of key legal... →
Is the termination of employment for operational requirements, where the prescribed time periods are not adhered to, an invalid dismissal?
10th November 2015 In the more recent Labour Appeal Court judgment of Edcon v Karin Steenkamp and Others (JS350/2014) [2015] ZALAC JHB (Edcon), the Court held that... →
A change in the terms and conditions of employment or a mere workplace practice?
3rd November 2015 In the case of Cele and Others v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd LC (JS1086/12) [2015] ZALCJHB 271, the Labour Court looked at whether an erroneous payment... →
Trumping provision of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act
3rd November 2015 On 30 October 2015, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies announced that s3(b) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment... →
The end of a strike dictates the end of replacement labour
29th October 2015 In the recent judgment of SACCAWU v Sun International (J1951/15) [2015] ZALCJHB 341 handed down on 6 October 2015, the Labour Court (LC) held that... →
