Jean Ewang
Jean Ewang is Counsel in our Employment Law practice. She focuses on employment law. Jean has advised state entities, multinational companies, and employers on all aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious.
About Jean
About Jean
Jean Ewang was admitted as an attorney in 2010. Jean joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Consultant in 2020. With over 10 years’ experience, Jean advises on all aspects of employment law ranging from transactions to litigation to compliance. She also regularly advises across the continent has acted on behalf of state entities in precedent setting cases at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
- Certificate in Human Rights Advocacy and Litigation, University of Witwatersrand
Memberships
- The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW)
Languages
Languages
- English
- Afrikaans
- isiZulu
About Jean
Jean Ewang was admitted as an attorney in 2010. Jean joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Consultant in 2020. With over 10 years’ experience, Jean advises on all aspects of employment law ranging from transactions to litigation to compliance. She also regularly advises across the continent has acted on behalf of state entities in precedent setting cases at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
- Certificate in Human Rights Advocacy and Litigation, University of Witwatersrand
Memberships
- The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW)
Languages
- English
- Afrikaans
- isiZulu
News
To pay or not to pay? An employer’s liability to pay severance pay where alternative employment is secured
In the recent judgment of Khanya Cleaning Group (Pty) Ltd v South African Transport & Allied Workers Union and Others (PR32/2023) ZALCPE 39 (2 October 2024) the Labour Court clarified...
The role of conciliation in unfair dismissal disputes post-facilitation now settled
"… all that comes before the Labour Court about unfair dismissal must pass first through the portal of conciliation ." In the recent Labour Appeal Court (LAC) judgment of National...
Unlawful termination of employment contracts: No automatic right to specific performance
In the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) case of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa and Others v Ngoye and Others [2024 45 ILJ 1228 (LAC) the LAC affirmed the that the dispute resolution...
Employers of record and their place in South Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic saw remote working become increasingly common globally, with companies taking advantage of remote working to access talent in multiple jurisdictions in a more...
Vicarious liability claims arising out of sexual harassment and the passage of time
The High Court recently emphasised the impact of prescription on a claim for vicarious liability arising out of sexual harassment in LM and South African Broadcasting Corporation ....
