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Exemption to the Minimum Wage Rule
A large part of South Africa’s workforce has seen the effect of the recently updated national minimum wage. The update came as per the national legislation requiring the Minister of Labour to review the national minimum wage within 2 (two) years of its enactment. As...
Spoliation Orders And Valid Evictions
As South Africans we have had to endure many hardships brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the negative impact that it has had on the economy. This has resulted in many businesses in South Africa closing their doors as well as job losses and pay cuts...
WhatsApp’s new policy – Why the big fuss?
In recent years the WhatsApp Messenger Application (“WhatsApp”) has become the primary communication platform used by South Africans and has also been significantly popular world-wide. Usage of the communication platform was great until the announcement from the...
Domestic Violence – The Prevalent Social “Evil”
We currently live in very unpredictable times in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. South Africa enforced strict lockdown regulations on 27 March 2020 with the gradual phasing out of certain lockdown regulations as the COVID-19 virus curve flattened. One of the...
Can a Positive Covid Test get you Fired?
With the unexpected emergence of the COVID- 19 pandemic, many South Africans were caught off guard and left uncertain about how this pandemic would impact the workplace and the employer-employee relationship. Furthermore, it raised the question of what needs to be...
Gender Equality: The Recognition Of Polyandrous Marriages In Customary Law
Among many African communities polygamy is a very common traditional marriage practice. Polygamy is divided into polyandry and polygyny. Polyandry is defined as a form of polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband while polygyny is a form of polygamy in which...
Unpacking Rent-to-Buy Agreements
Rent-to-own or Rent-to-Buy is an arrangement that provides for the rental of a property for an agreed period, at the end of which, the renter has the option to buy. It holds a number of benefits for young buyers who are unable to qualify for a bond or buyers unable to...
The Disadvantage of NOT being Granted Legal Representation at Arbitration
It is common, most of the employment disputes at the CCMA or Bargaining Councils are disputes relating to dismissal for employee's conduct. Thus, in terms of Rule 25 of the CCMA Rules and most Bargaining Councils' Rules, in arbitration proceedings, the right to...
The Admissibility of Interception or Recording of Communications
Many of us find ourselves in precarious situations where we feel it is necessary to record conversations, mainly to be used as proof against the other person for various reasons. These could be in the family setting, or even in the workplace where you have recorded...
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