Lee Masuku
Lee Masuku is a Senior Associate in our Employment Law practice. Lee specialises in employment litigation and general employment law and has acted on behalf of clients in various industries in the public and private sectors, including the retail, metal, engineering, logistics, transport, chemical, healthcare, energy, telecommunications, and mining industries.

About Lee
About Lee
Lee completed her articles at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa in 2015 and was retained as an Associate in the Employment and Labour Department in 2016. She then moved to ENSafrica in 2017 as an Associate in the Employment Department. In 2021, Lee joined Wilken Incorporated as a Senior Associate, where she was promoted to Director in 2023.
Lee joined CDH in May 2024.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- B.Com (Economics and Legal Theory) and LLB – Rhodes University
- Certificate in Sports Law – University of Pretoria
Memberships
- SASLAW
- Association of Allan Gray Fellows
Languages
Languages
- Afrikaans
- English
About Lee
Lee completed her articles at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa in 2015 and was retained as an Associate in the Employment and Labour Department in 2016. She then moved to ENSafrica in 2017 as an Associate in the Employment Department. In 2021, Lee joined Wilken Incorporated as a Senior Associate, where she was promoted to Director in 2023.
Lee joined CDH in May 2024.
Credentials
Education
- B.Com (Economics and Legal Theory) and LLB – Rhodes University
- Certificate in Sports Law – University of Pretoria
Memberships
- SASLAW
- Association of Allan Gray Fellows
Languages
- Afrikaans
- English
News

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Webinar Recording | Labour Law Reforms: Key proposed amendments and its implications
CDH experts hosted a webinar to discuss the Draft Code of Good Practice on Dismissals and the latest proposed legislative amendments following negotiations at NEDLAC.

Webinar Recording | The new Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court rules: A roadmap to efficiency
On 3 May 2024, new Labour Court and Labour Appeal Rules were published that will soon replace the existing court rules.