Productivity in the workplace during major sporting events.

Another draft Employment Equity economic sector targets: Have comments been considered?

Are employers that hire equipment and machinery in the civil industry covered by the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry?

The world of civil engineering and its scope of work is vast and varied. This is because it encompasses everything from construction and infrastructure projects to land and sea defence works. The complexity of the industry in the world of employment law often leads to interpretation disputes over demarcation with reference to the specific nature of work being carried out byemployers.  

Alternatives to purchasing immovable property in South Africa

Despite the failure by Parliament to successfully pass the Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill, 2021 (the Bill), aimed specifically at making provision for land expropriation without compensation, the Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Ronald Lamola, stated during the debate before voting on the Bill that several other bills are already before Parliament or yet to be introduced which will be used to give practical effect to the issue of accelerated land reform.

Sealing the loopholes? An analysis of the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023

The High Court of Kenya, in its decision of 28 November 2023 in Okiya Omtatah Okoiti and 51 Others V The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning and 6 Others , Constitutional Petition No. E181 of 2023 (Consolidated), held that the housing levy as framed in Finance Act, 2023 (Finance Act) was unconstitutional. Consequently, the Government gazetted the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023 (Bill) on 7 December 2023 as an attempt to cure the issues that were raised by the High Court in its decision. This alert analyses the Bill vis-à-vis the issues that were identified by the HighCourt. 

Webinar recording | The Advent of eTIMS Addressing the pain points

Our CDH Kenya team held an exclusive insightful discussion on the Advent of eTIMS: Addressing the pain points.

Analysis of the High Court ruling in Petition No. E181 of 2023 on the suspension of the Finance Act, 2023

On 26 June 2023, the President of Kenya assented to the Finance Bill, 2023 (Bill) and the resultant Finance Act, 2023 (Act), which was to come into operation or be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 2023.