-
Jan 21, 2025 | 
bizcommunity.com | Keshni Naicker |Amandla Makhongwana |Jerry Kaapu |Chloë Loubser
Advertise your job vacancies
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more
Most employers in South Africa will be familiar with Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act 1996 (LRA) – the Code of Good Practice: Dismissal (Current Code). In a significant development, on 21 January 2025, the Department of Employment and Labour published a new Draft Code of Good Practice on Dismissal (Draft Code) for public comment.
-
Jan 14, 2025 | 
bizcommunity.com | Yuneal Padayachy |Chris Blair |Chloë Loubser
Advertise your job vacancies
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more
As South Africa exits 2024 and moves steadily into 2025, the landscape of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) is poised for significant shifts. The B-BBEE framework has been a cornerstone of Economic Transformation in our country, aiming to address historical imbalances and promote inclusive Economic Growth.
-
Jan 14, 2025 | 
bizcommunity.com | Joon Chong |Chloë Loubser |Graeme Palmer
Advertise your job vacancies
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more
Tax disputes under Chapter 9 of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 (TAA) against the South African Revenue Service (Sars) can be a long drawn-out process. Joon Chong, Partner, Webber WentzelA taxpayer objects to an additional assessment issued by Sars on finalisation of a verification or audit. If the objection is disallowed, the taxpayer appeals the disallowance at the Tax Board or Tax Court.
-
Jan 13, 2025 | 
bizcommunity.com | Chloë Loubser
Advertise your job vacancies
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more
In 2025, African employers will continue to be part of a global emphasis on fostering work environments that prioritise employee well-being, welfare and the protection of worker rights. There will also largely be ongoing support for and, in some countries, increased regulation of, hybrid or remote working models as well as the introduction of, or adjustments to, the national minimum wage.
-
Jan 7, 2025 | 
bizcommunity.com | Nadine Mather |Chloë Loubser |Keshni Naicker |Amandla Makhongwana
Advertise your job vacancies2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more
Following the recent closure of A&O Shearman's South African (AOS) office, Bowmans kicked off 2025 by onboarding 57 of AOS's former team to its Cape Town and Johannesburg offices. Image source: Andriy Popov – 123RF.comThe decision to close the AOS Johannesburg office (which was announced in September 2024) came after the conclusion of the Allen & Overy (A&O) merger with US firm Shearman & Sterling in May.
-
Dec 11, 2024 | 
bizcommunity.com | Nadine Mather |Chloë Loubser |Wendy Tembedza |Bernadete Versfeld
Advertise your job vacancies
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more
At the beginning of December, the Information Regulator published the much-anticipated Guidance Note on Direct Marketing (Guidance Note) in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act 2013 (PoPIA).
-
Dec 10, 2024 | 
bowmanslaw.com | Bright Tibane |Zamanguni Mazubane |Nadine Mather |Chloë Loubser
Over the last three years, Kenya’s energy sector has been subject to a series of reviews, each marked by a moratorium on Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). The process began in 2021 with the Presidential Taskforce on PPAs which imposed a moratorium on new PPAs to prevent further commitments while the sector recalibrated. Next came the 2023 Senate inquiry, initiated to examine the issues raised by the Taskforce in greater detail. As part of its review, the Senate extended the moratorium.
-
Dec 6, 2024 | 
bowmanslaw.com | Nadine Mather |Chloë Loubser |Dominic Indokhomi |Kennedy Makau
On 15 November 2024, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) published Directive No. 2 of 2024 in accordance with section 12(8) of the National Payment System Act, 1998 (NPSA) concerning the issuing of electronic funds transfer (EFT) credit payment instructions on behalf of payers in the national payment system (NPS)(Directive).
-
Dec 6, 2024 | 
themediaonline.co.za | Nadine Mather |Chloë Loubser
The Information Regulator has been clamping down on entities failing to ensure compliance with the direct marketing provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act 2013 (POPIA). Following the first enforcement notice issued in respect of direct marketing earlier this year, the Information Regulator published the much-anticipated Guidance Note on Direct Marketing in terms of POPIA on 3 December 2024 (Guidance Note).
-
Nov 22, 2024 | 
bowmanslaw.com | Chloë Loubser |Pascale Towers |David Opijah |Vallarie Yiega
Cross-border employment arrangements are commonplace as human mobility, technology and globalisation have become more fluid. These engagements can often result in an employee being present and performing services in one country, whilst the employer is present in a different country. Further complexities arise when an employee is ’placed’ by an Employer of Record or temporary employment service (TES) at a client in another jurisdiction.
