Code of Good Practice for the Handling of Sexual Harassment Cases
Until 19 December 2018, employers had to apply two Code of Good Practice for the Handling of Sexual Harassment Cases in the workplace. The first...
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Is a fixed term contract really that fixed?
Currently employers believe that:
if they prematurely terminate a fixed-term employment contract, they will have to pay the employee the remainder of contract; and
they can only retrench employees employed on fixed term contracts if the contract contains a clause…
Provided By Eversheds Sutherland
Is the new Advertising Regulatory Board a redo of the ASA, or better?
The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB), officially open for business in November, has already handed down its first ruling.
The ARB very quickly assumed the role of the advertising and marketing industries’ self-regulating body, following the liquidation of…
Provided By Adams & Adams
Litigation game theory
Examining litigation and game theory is not a new concept. In South Africa, Taryn Neuhaus has written a fascinating paper titled “Game Theoretic Modeling of...
A judgment without sugar-coating – IP infringements
A straight-talking South African court judgment highlights how it can sometimes be useful to add a claim of copyright infringement to a claim of trade...
The Global Pact for the Environment: A critical evaluation
A critical evaluation of the Global Pact for the Environment is undertaken with reference to the historical development of human rights and their link to...
Litigation versus arbitration: which to use in a civil dispute?
What is the difference between litigation and arbitration; two processes of dispute resolution in South Africa? In this article, I review the basic elements of...
Sign on the dotted line
Employees wanting to pursue cases for unfair dismissal in either the CCMA or various Bargaining Councils typically kick-start the process by completing and signing the...
How to protect FMCG from counterfeiters – Luxury brands are not the only targets of counterfeiters
Counterfeiting is a practice where goods, which are generally of an inferior quality, are manufactured and sold as an imitation of the intellectual property rights...
Mining Charter Implementation Guidelines and Amendments to the Mining Charter published
The Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry, 2018 (Mining Charter) was finalised and published on 27 September 2018 and stipulates that...
