CDH obtains a level 2 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) rating

Automatically unfair dismissal for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine? The Labour Court’s first decision

The law regarding automatically unfair dismissals is trite and has been tested by our courts on various occasions. Recently, however, in the case of Burton Maasdorp v University of Free State JS647/2022 , the Labour Court handed down the first decision regarding an automatically unfair dismissal claim resulting from an employee’s refusal to adhere to a workplace COVID-19 vaccination policy. 

What’s wrong with business rescue?

According to recent Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) data, there has been a rise in company closures, with liquidations increasing by 14,3% in April 2024, when compared to April 2023. Further, according to the Fitch Ratings forecast of real gross domestic product growth, we will see an increase of only 0,9% in 2024 and at best 1,3% in 2025. Against this backdrop, and given our social, economic and political landscape, organisations in South Africa face real challenges, and business distress can beexpected.  

Take care before you share: The dangers of social media use in the workplace

Kgodisho Phashe, Senior Associate in the Employment Law practice joined Bridget Masinga on SAFM to talk about Take care before you share: The dangers of social media use in the workplace.

Undoing what has been done: Setting aside transactions in terms of the Insolvency Act

The Western Cape High Court recently illustrated that timing and the nature of a transaction are key when relying on section 26(1) of the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936 (Act) for the purpose of setting aside voidable dispositions.

Your short-term lease may require ministerial consent

Section 3(d) of the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act 70 of 1970 (Act) states that no lease shall be entered into without the consent of the Minister of Agriculture “ in respect of a portion of agricultural land of which the period is: * 10 years or longer; or * is the natural life of the lessee or any other person mentioned in the lease or; * which is renewable from time to time at the will of the lessee, either by the continuation of the original lease or by entering into a new lease, indefinitely or for periods which together with the first period of the lease amount in all to not less than 10 years. ”

Companies to take heed of mounting climate change litigation risks, advises Alecia Pienaar, Counsel in our Environmental Law practice during a eNCA interview.