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Gender empowerment and the consequences of EEA non-compliance

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No work, no pay principle to apply to striking employees

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Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

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National Minimum Wage increases

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Image: A Standard Bank branch manager fired for “misconduct” must be reinstated, the Johannesburg Labour Appeal Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

You can't be fired just because you're unpopular, court says

Tania Broughton 15 Feb 2023

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Enforcing restraint of trade: Planet Fitness case unfit for court

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Qualification fraud doesn't pay... but fakers will

Hlengiwe Skosana 9 Feb 2023

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Deadline for submissions on protection of community health workers extended

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Meta can be sued in Kenya by ex-content moderator, the country's court rules

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Once judged, twice... res judicata

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Johan Botes, Partner and head of Baker McKenzie’s Employment & Compensation Practice in Johannesburg.

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Can an employer dock salaries due to load shedding?

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Tata Mokwayi 16 Jan 2023

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Much ado about tattoos: Workplace rules

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Koos Benadie, Director and Head of Commercial Law at Barnard

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SANParks approves polygraph testing

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Employer obligations: Do you have a whistleblowing policy?

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Shoprite truck drivers protest for basic salary and transport allowance

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Private cannabis use v zero tolerance policy - and the winner is...

Kerry Fredericks and Bradley Workman-Davies 8 Dec 2022

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National Assembly approves candidates recommended for SABC Board

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Workers from public sector unions affiliated to three federations marched to the National Treasury in Tshwane on Tuesday demanding that the government revise its 3% wage increase. Photo: Chris Gilili / GroundUp

Public sector workers call on government to return to negotiating table

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Jacques van Wyk & Andre van Heerden 8 Mar 2023

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Gender empowerment and the consequences of EEA non-compliance

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No work, no pay principle to apply to striking employees

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Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

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Pitfalls of not preserving restraint of trade rights in final settlement

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National Minimum Wage increases

Dhevarsha Ramjettan 22 Feb 2023

Meta appeals Kenyan court's decision it can be sued in Kenya

Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie 21 Feb 2023

Image source: Getty Images

Are employees entitled to severance pay? Not necessarily...

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 17 Feb 2023

Image: A Standard Bank branch manager fired for “misconduct” must be reinstated, the Johannesburg Labour Appeal Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

You can't be fired just because you're unpopular, court says

Tania Broughton 15 Feb 2023

Image source: Antonio Dillard from

Enforcing restraint of trade: Planet Fitness case unfit for court

Bradley Workman-Davies and Kerry Fredericks 9 Feb 2023

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Qualification fraud doesn't pay... but fakers will

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Image source: © Luca Bertolli –

Deadline for submissions on protection of community health workers extended

7 Feb 2023

Meta can be sued in Kenya by ex-content moderator, the country's court rules

Ayenat Mersie 7 Feb 2023

Image source: Getty Images

Once judged, twice... res judicata

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Johan Botes, Partner and head of Baker McKenzie’s Employment & Compensation Practice in Johannesburg.

#BizTrends2023: Quitting quiet quitting - balancing the needs of employers and employees

Johan Botes 23 Jan 2023

Can an employer dock salaries due to load shedding?

Can an employer dock salaries due to load shedding?

Tata Mokwayi 16 Jan 2023

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Much ado about tattoos: Workplace rules

10 Jan 2023

Koos Benadie, Director and Head of Commercial Law at Barnard

#BizTrends2023: Say goodbye to the one-trick pony | Law trends 2023

Koos Benadie 9 Jan 2023

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SANParks approves polygraph testing

23 Dec 2022

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Employer obligations: Do you have a whistleblowing policy?

Dakalo Singo 15 Dec 2022

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

12 Dec 2022

Shoprite truck drivers protest for basic salary and transport allowance

Shoprite truck drivers protest for basic salary and transport allowance

9 Dec 2022

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Private cannabis use v zero tolerance policy - and the winner is...

Kerry Fredericks and Bradley Workman-Davies 8 Dec 2022

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National Assembly approves candidates recommended for SABC Board

7 Dec 2022

Image source: jason salmon –

New job? Beware restraint of trade clauses hiding in your contract

Njabulo Mbele 5 Dec 2022

Workers from public sector unions affiliated to three federations marched to the National Treasury in Tshwane on Tuesday demanding that the government revise its 3% wage increase. Photo: Chris Gilili / GroundUp

Public sector workers call on government to return to negotiating table

Chris Gilili, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume 23 Nov 2022

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Embracing neurodiversity in the workplace

Brett Abraham 22 Nov 2022

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Public sector strike action may put the new ESC Regulations to the test

Lizle Louw & Siya Ngcamu 21 Nov 2022

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Fair play when dealing with bullying in the workplace

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 15 Nov 2022

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Employee dismissed for wanting to wear heels... Now the shoe is on the other foot

Eugene Phajane, Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kalene Watson, Kgololego Pooe & Masibulele Mabanga 11 Nov 2022

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Nirvasha Singh, Carryn Alexander, Jaqui Pinto, Giada Masina, Garyn Rapson, Lizle Louw 2 Nov 2022

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Using picketing rules and the Code on Harassment to mitigate strike-related violence

Brett Abraham & Nonjabulo Mthembu 28 Oct 2022

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Nxesi says 7.5% average wage increase "still available"

26 Oct 2022

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Dis-Chem regrets "offence" caused by moratorium on hiring White people

18 Oct 2022

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Outrage over Dis-Chem's moratorium on hiring, promoting White staff

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Suspended DPE DG loses court bid

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Johan Olivier, Partner and Siya Ngcamu, Associate at Webber Wentzel

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Remote onboarding: What every employer should know

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