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The jurisdictional limitations of the Labour Court under section 77(3) of the BCEA

The Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in Jansen van Vuuren v Heaven Sent Gold SA (Pty) Ltd and Another ; Jansen van Vuuren v Heaven Sent Gold SA Property and Investment (Pty) Ltd and Anothe r 6 BLLR 569 (LAC) recently held that the Labour Court does not assume automatic jurisdiction to any matter “ concerning a contract of employment ”, in terms of section 77(3) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA).

The Constitutional Court confirms the importance of exhausting internal procedures before resigning and calling a constructive dismissal

Reynolds Maleka was employed by Tyco International (Tyco) as an information technology (IT) director from 2014. He was placed at ADT Security (Pty) Ltd (ADT), a South African subsidiary of Tyco. As a director, Maleka was a member of ADT’s executive committee.

Fixed-term contracts and the termination of third-party service relationships

Lessons on dismissal for incapacity due to ill-health

In SACCAWU obo Bologo v JD Group (Pty) Ltd 8 BALR 904 (CCMA) the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) upheld the dismissal of a long-serving salesperson for incapacity due to ill-health. Although the employer initially convened the process using a disciplinary hearing notice, the inquiry substantively addressed incapacity.  

To register or not to register: The Ugandan Personal Data Protection Office’s decision on the registration of data controllers

On 18 July 2025, Uganda’s Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) delivered a decision that could reshape how multinational entities approach data protection in Uganda. The PDPO found that Google LLC (Google) was in breach of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2019 (DPPA) for failing to register as a data controller or data collector and for failing to demonstrate adequate safeguards in its cross-border transfer of personal data belonging to Ugandan data subjects.

In duplum and restructurings

The in duplum rule is a longstanding principle in South African law that limits the amount of interest a lender can recover from a borrower in default. Its impact is significant, especially in the context of loan restructurings and amendments where a borrower is in default of scheduled capital and interest payments.