JJ van der Walt
JJ van der Walt is Counsel in our Employment Law practice. He advises both local- and multi-national clients in a diverse range of employment law issues.
About JJ
About JJ
JJ joined CDH as a Senior Associate in October 2022. He left CDH in 2023 and rejoined in 2025 as Counsel in the Employment Law Practice.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BCom Law (cum laude): University of Pretoria (2013)
- LL.B (cum laude): University of Pretoria (2015)
- LL.D: University of Pretoria (2018)
- Registered legal practitioner (attorney) with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- The South African Society for Labour Law
Languages
Languages
- English
About JJ
JJ joined CDH as a Senior Associate in October 2022. He left CDH in 2023 and rejoined in 2025 as Counsel in the Employment Law Practice.
Credentials
Education
- BCom Law (cum laude): University of Pretoria (2013)
- LL.B (cum laude): University of Pretoria (2015)
- LL.D: University of Pretoria (2018)
- Registered legal practitioner (attorney) with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- The South African Society for Labour Law
Languages
- English
News
Boardrooms are not courts: The decriminalised approach to workplace discipline
Misconduct is inevitable in every workplace, but not each instance of misconduct is always addressed as the disciplinary process can feel overwhelming.
What happens when there are no employee/employment contracts transferred? Is the business still transferred as a going concern?
The Labour Court recently had to decide whether the termination of a service agreement and the concluding of another service agreement with a new service provider to render the same...
The protection against self-help: Employers be aware
The Labour Appeal Court recently confirmed that an employer may not deduct or withhold any amount from an employee’s remuneration if the employee participated in an unlawful strike...
Promoting diversity and inclusivity in the workplace: The implications of the proposed amendments to the Employment Equity Act on industry targets
The Employment Equity Amendment Bill (Bill) was passed by Parliament (the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces) on 17 May 2022 and is waiting to be signed into law by...
Remote working in South Africa: The tax and employment law implications
Decriminalised approach to conducting disciplinary enquiries
JJ van der Walt and Taryn York discuss the fact that in South African labour law there is no place for formal disciplinary procedures that incorporate all the accoutrements of a criminal...
The EEA Amendments & Draft Regulations: The impact and why employers must submit representations
Imraan Mahomed led the discussion with JJ van der Walt on the expected, yet rather uncertain, impact of the imminent promulgation of the EEA amendments and the recently published draft...
Expertise
Employment Law
CDH offers support to clients engaging in the complex and constantly evolving people management space.
Corporate & White Collar Investigations
CDH’s Corporate & White Collar Investigations team can help clients navigate local and international corporate risk management requirements.