Anli Bezuidenhout is a Director in our Employment Law practice. Anli has advised both local and international clients on all aspects of South African employment law. Anli specialises in individual labour law and has vast experience in assisting clients with employment related due diligences for the purpose of potential mergers and acquisitions.
Anli joined CDH as a Candidate Attorney in 2012. She was appointed as an Associate in 2014 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2016. Anli has extensive experience in all matters employment related and has advised both local and international companies in various sectors. Anli specialises in individual labour law and is based in Cape Town, while working for a Johannesburg team. Anli was appointed as a Director in 2021.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
LLB, University of Stellenbosch
Admission as an attorney: 2014
Post-graduate diploma in Labour Law, University of Cape Town.
Executive and Management Coaching, University of Cape Town: 2020
Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
South African Society for Labour Law
Member of the Western Cape Management Committee of SASLAW (2016 – 2019)
About Anli
Anli joined CDH as a Candidate Attorney in 2012. She was appointed as an Associate in 2014 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2016. Anli has extensive experience in all matters employment related and has advised both local and international companies in various sectors. Anli specialises in individual labour law and is based in Cape Town, while working for a Johannesburg team. Anli was appointed as a Director in 2021.
Credentials
Education
LLB, University of Stellenbosch
Admission as an attorney: 2014
Post-graduate diploma in Labour Law, University of Cape Town.
Executive and Management Coaching, University of Cape Town: 2020
Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
South African Society for Labour Law
Member of the Western Cape Management Committee of SASLAW (2016 – 2019)
Experience
CCMA and Labour Court disputes
Anli has advised clients in disciplinary proceedings, suspensions, investigations and defending CCMA or Labour Court disputes. She has chaired and prosecuted disciplinary enquiries, including mass disciplinary enquiries. She also has experience in advising on large scale and small-scale retrenchments and defending any subsequent disputes.
Employment related due diligences
Anli has conducted numerous employment related due diligences for various public and high profile mergers and acquisitions. She has experience with urgent applications to interdict unprotected strikes, picketing and breach of restraints of trade.
Drafted several legal opinions
Anli has also drafted several legal opinions for local and international clients on compliance, procedure and strategies regarding all aspects of South African employment law, including the drafting of contracts of employment and employment related policies.
Presents training
Anli presents training on developments in the law, best practice for industrial relations and how to decriminalise disciplinary proceedings, both at internal webinars, but also on various media platforms.
