Amendments to the Labour Relations Act: giving unions greater access to organisational rights *

South Africa - April 8 2013
To represent their members and operate effectively, trade unions require certain privileges. These privileges include access to the employer's…

Co-authors: Samantha Kelly.

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Planning for public holidays and extra public holidays In 2013 *

South Africa - January 14 2013
Employers are urged to consider the impact of public holidays on their staffing requirements. During 2013 the only public holiday that falls on a…

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Collective agreements, court orders contempt of court and variation of contracts of employment *

South Africa - October 8 2012
The Labour Court (Court) recently considered whether a party to a collective agreement that had been made an order of court could unilaterally terminate the agreement.

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Notification to 'affected parties' in terms of the business rescue provisions in the Companies Act 71 of 2008 *

South Africa - September 10 2012
Business Rescue is an innovation of the Companies Act, No 71 of 2008 (Act) and aims to create a system of corporate rescue, which is sensitive to the needs of the modern economy (DTI Policy Paper 'South African Company Law for the 21st century: Guidelines for corporate reform' GN 1183 of June 2004: GG 26495 paragraph 4.6.2.).

Co-authors: Carien van der Linde.

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Protest action planned for 7 March 2012 *

South Africa - February 27 2012
Employers are advised to make contingency plans in light of planned protest action.

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