Is 2021 bringing about a change? A consideration of mandatory vaccinations in the workplace

Paycheck Politics: Decoding the Companies Amendment Bill and its impact on executive remuneration

In recent years, there has been a significant global focus on the remuneration of senior executives within companies. This heightened attention is especially pertinent in South Africa, a nation that has consistently ranked among the countries with the highest levels of income inequality in the world. 

Let’s bake a tax-alicious appeal pie: A look at the crucial role of tax procedures in tax dispute resolution

To bake a perfectly delicious pie, one needs to get the right quality and quantity of ingredients and, more importantly, follow the recipe to the letter. In the same way, failing to follow the procedures for the institution and adjudication of tax disputes as set out in the Tax Procedures Act as read together with the Tax Appeals Tribunal Act, can be detrimental to anappeal. 

Special Edition Alert | Budget Speech 2024

New legislation: The criminalisation of hate offences and the workplace

On 9 May 2024, the Presidency reported that the President assented to the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill (Act). The purpose of the Act is to give effect to constitutionally enshrined rights, including human dignity, equality and the right to freedom and security.

Update: Union representation in litigation disputes

Over the years, the question of whether an aggrieved employee may be represented in litigation proceedings by any trade union has been the subject of some uncertainty. That was until 2022, when the question was considered by the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in NUMSA & Others v Afgri Animal Feeds (Ltd) (2022) 43 ILJ 1998 (LAC) where the LAC found that employees have the right to be represented by a trade union of their choice in litigation proceedings, regardless of whether the trade union’s constitution covers the industry in which the employees are employed. However, for collective bargaining rights, a trade union cannot bargain collectively with the employer in an industry outside of its scope (as the court saw this as a separate issue). To read our 2022 alert about this matter, click here [/en/news/publications/2022/Practice/Employment/employment-law-alert-29-august-union-representation-in-litigation-disputes.html#:~:text=With reference to Lufil Packaging,of union representation is unfettered.] .

Highlights of Finance Bill 2024 that will shape the future of Kenya

Alex Kanyi, Partner in our Tax & Exchange Control practice joined a panel of leading experts, Mulle Musau, Diana Gichengo, and Frankline Mukwanja on the DayBreak on Citizen TV Kenya to discuss the highlights of Finance Bill 2024 that will shape the future of Kenya.