by Sean Slabber | 8 Dec, 2015 | Insights
The Labour Appeal Court (LAC) recently held that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has jurisdiction to hear employment disputes concerning employees who work outside South Africa. In this matter, a fixed-term employee of the London...
by Sean Slabber | 4 Dec, 2015 | Insights
The Department of Trade and Industry has clarified the position in regards to Sector Codes not aligned with the amended generic Codes of Good Practice. The Sector Charter Councils were called upon to update the sector codes and bring them in line with the amended...
by Sean Slabber | 3 Dec, 2015 | Insights
The sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will take place on the 4th – 5th of December 2015 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg under the theme, “Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for Common Development”....
by Sean Slabber | 1 Dec, 2015 | Insights
Although adultery is no longer a criminal offence, the Constitutional Court (CC) recently had to decide whether someone whose spouse commits adultery has a delictual right to claim damages against the third party for injury or insult to self-esteem and loss of comfort...
by Sean Slabber | 30 Nov, 2015 | Insights
Judge Coppin has handed down an important judgment regarding the prescription of arbitration awards issued by the CCMA and Bargaining Councils. Prescription is the expiration of the right to enforce a claim after the lapse of a prescribed period of time. Previously,...
by Sean Slabber | 27 Nov, 2015 | Insights
In 2007, the Department of Trade and Industry approached the Competition Commission to investigate the pricing practices in the South African chemicals section. The Commission then raised a complaint against Sasol for excessive pricing of propylene and polypropylene....
