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Oct 18, 2024 | 
polity.org.za | Bradley Workman-Davies
South Africa’s corporate landscape has seen an uptick in transactional activity this year, marked by a mix of strategic mergers, acquisitions, and, in some cases, distressed sales. While some companies are expanding through key partnerships and acquisitions, others are offloading assets at lower valuations, driven by economic pressures and industry challenges. The one constant in all of these transactions is the workforce that is, invariably, the backbone of the business.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
bizcommunity.ug | Chloë Loubser |Mbali Mnyandu |Josua Loots |Bradley Workman-Davies
On 10 September 2024, the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) delivered a significant judgment in the case of Numsa obo Members v SAA Technical SOC Ltd. The crux of the case was the interpretation of section 189A(7)(b)(ii) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (LRA), specifically whether conciliation is required before referring a dispute about the substantive fairness of dismissals to the Labour Court after facilitated consultations in large-scale retrenchments.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
bizcommunity.com | Chloë Loubser |Mbali Mnyandu |Josua Loots |Bradley Workman-Davies
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On 10 September 2024, the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) delivered a significant judgment in the case of Numsa obo Members v SAA Technical SOC Ltd.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
bizcommunity.com | Bradley Workman-Davies |Bhargav Acharya |Tania Broughton |Anaït Miridzhanian
In the case of Afgri Animal Feeds v National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (Numsa) and Others, the Constitutional Court last week ruled against Numsa, affirming that a trade union cannot represent employees that fall outside its constitutionally defined membership scope. Image source: KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA from PexelsThis case has significant implications for the country's labour landscape, according to Advocate Tertius Wessels, legal director at Strata g Labour Solutions.
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May 7, 2024 | 
bizcommunity.com | Richard Brown |Tania Broughton |Kerry Fredericks |Bradley Workman-Davies
An office worker was fired because she smokes marijuana at home in the evenings. Now she must be paid two years’ compensation by her former employer after the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) held she was unfairly dismissed.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
bizcommunity.com | Johan Botes |George Obulutsa |Steve Kretzmann |Bradley Workman-Davies
The Johannesburg Labour Court has sent a clear message that defying court orders will not be tolerated. In a recent decision, Magnus Loubser, a director at Spar in Polofields Crossing, Midrand, was fined R1m for contempt of court for refusing to reinstate a worker who was unfairly dismissed. Image source: Getty Images“The worker, Kelvin Moyo, had won an arbitration award ordering his reinstatement.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
news24.com | Bradley Workman-Davies
In the modern world of employment in which South Africa is fast being recognised as a destination of choice for remote workers, foreign employers must take care to align the employment contract to the appropriate system of law, says Bradley Workman-Davies. For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
polity.org.za | Bradley Workman-Davies
Through the introduction of section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (LRA) the idea was introduced into South African law for the first time that where there has been a transfer of the whole or part of a business, trade, undertaking, service, or a part thereof (collectively referred to as a business) as a going concern from one party to another, the employment contracts associated with that business also transfer automatically to the acquiring party.
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
werksmans.com | Bradley Workman-Davies
News / Legal Brief Sep 12,2023 By Bradley Workman-Davies - Director and Kelly Sease, Candidate Attorney The Labour Relations Act (“LRA“) amongst other important functions, regulates the rights of employees whose contract of employment has been terminated and affords the employee the right to refer a dispute to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (“CCMA“) upon receipt of such notice. However, the position of an employee who needs to rely on legal protection in terms of...
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
werksmans.com | Bradley Workman-Davies
News / Legal Brief Sep 12,2023 By Bradley Workman-Davies - Director Through the introduction of section 197 of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (LRA) the idea was introduced into South African law for the first time that where there has been a transfer of the whole or part of a business, trade, undertaking, service, or a part thereof (collectively referred to as a business) as a going concern from one party to another, the employment contracts associated with that business also transfer...
