Total block on lockdown retrenchments

Webinar Recording | Overview of the 2024 Budget Speech

Small town Regional Court ruling has big-time environmental liability consequences for a company director

The long-standing yet seldomly relied upon director liability provision – section 34(7) in the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA) – finally bared its substantial teeth in a court order that was handed down by Magistrate RM Nkuna on 21 September 2023 in the Phalaborwa Regional Court against Southern Sky Hotel and Leisure (Pty) Ltd (Southern Sky), the previous owner of the Hans Merensky Hotel, Golf and Spa and its sole director, Shamira Rinderknecht (Rinderknecht).

Transfer or no transfer? A consideration of the provisions of section 197 of the LRA and dismissals that flow from it

Section 197(2) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA), amongst other things, states that if a transfer of a business takes place, unless otherwise agreed in terms of section 197(6), the new employer is automatically substituted in the place of the old employer in respect of all employment contracts in existence immediately before the date of the transfer.

Another draft Employment Equity economic sector targets: Have comments been considered?

Webinar recording | Immigration implications of the right to work in South Africa

Employment Law Director Imraan Mahomed and Senior Associate, Taryn York together with Andreas Krensel from IBN Immigration Solutions, hosted a webinar on immigration implications of the right to work in South Africa.

Syndicated Loan Financing and the role of facility agent

Syndicated and club loans are now the leading source of private debt funding for corporates in South Africa.