labour law

Labour law provides the legal framework within which businesses and its employees interact in its’ integrate environment. Given the broad legislative intervention in South Africa, employment law has become increasingly complex.

We ensure that we stay on top of the latest legal developments in legislation and case law is essential as non-compliance with legal obligations may be costly.

We guide and assist our clients, whether an employee or an employer.

• Unfair labour practices (promotion, demotion, training, benefits, unfair suspension and disciplinary action short of dismissal);
• Workplace discipline (disciplinary procedures, conducting disciplinary enquiries and chairing disciplinary hearings);
• Dismissals (termination with or without notice, constructive, automatically unfair, misconduct, operational requirements (retrenchments) and incapacity including poorwork performance, incompatibility and ill-health);
• Drafting specialised employment agreements including restraint of trade agreements;
• Sales of businesses in the context of section 197 of the Labour Relations Act;
• Instituting or defending matters in the CCMA, bargaining councils, Labour Court, Labour Appeal Court, High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court;
• Advice on compliance with all labour legislation.

We draft agreements, policies, guidelines and procedures
including:

• Contracts of employment, including, executive, standard, fixed term and temporary employment agreements;
• Independent contractor agreements;
• Termination of employment agreements;
• Severance and settlement agreements;
• Restraint of trade and confidentiality agreements;
• Employee share option schemes and plans;
• Employment policies, manuals and codes;
• Opinions in respect of labour legislation and case law;
• Policies on sexual harassment and social networking;
• Dispute Resolution.