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COVID-19: Could asset based financing be the answer for smaller businesses suffering from cash flow shortages?
30th July 2020 There is hope for small businesses suffering from the impact of the COVID-19 national lockdown who have been unable to look to financial... →
How the CCMA has adopted to digital platforms
21st July 2020 On or about 8 May 2020 the Director of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (the CCMA) issued an Urgent Directive in respect... →
South African Airways In Business Rescue – No Retrenchments Until The Business Rescue Plan Requires It
13th July 2020 On 9 July 2020, the Labour Appeal Court handed down the much anticipated judgement relating to the embattled South African Airways, and the dispute... →
Retrenchment consultations: the use of video-conferencing
9th July 2020 Whether an employer may utilise Zoom when conducting consultations in a retrenchment exercise. If not, does the continuation of the consultations... →
Discovery vs Liberty – When is use of a trade mark an infringement?
6th July 2020 Various Discovery companies took Liberty Group Limited to court over Liberty’s use of Discovery’s VITALITY and DISCOVERY registered trade marks in... →
Labour court provides much needed correction on no work no pay cases
2nd July 2020 The Johannesburg High Court recently found in the matter of Mhlonipheni v Mezepoli Melrose Arch and Others 2020 that employees (in this case,... →
Labour and employment: rebuilding and restructuring post lockdown
24th June 2020 With the easing of the nationwide lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through the Government's "Risk Adjusted Strategy" (comprising of... →
Labour Court Provides Much Needed Correction On No Work No Pay Cases
18th June 2020 The Johannesburg High Court recently found in the matter of Mhlonipheni v Mezepoli Melrose Arch and Others 2020 that employees (in this case,... →