Ayesha Karjieker

Associate

Ayesha Karjieker is an Associate in our Employment Law practice. She works on mergers and acquisitions; as well as debt finance and preference share funding instruments.

+27 (0)11 562 1568

ayesha.karjieker@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg

Ayesha Karjieker

About Ayesha

Ayesha joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2023 and was promoted to an Associate in 2025. During her time as a Candidate Attorney, Ayesha gained experience in the ProBono & Human Rights, Employment Law, and Corporate & Commercial practice areas.

Areas of expertise

Experience

Ayesha has experience advising and assisting local and multinational clients on mergers and acquisitions, due diligence investigations, corporate reorganizations and restructures, and corporate governance. She also has experience advising and assisting borrowers and lenders across various industries, in debt finance and preference share funding transactions.
shareholders' agreements, subscription agreements, sale agreements, and resolutions. She is experienced in supporting deal closures, conducting legal due diligence investigations, and handling company secretarial matters, such as forming private companies and managing corporate governance processes.

Credentials

Education

BA, LLB; University of the Witwatersrand
Certificate: Company Law II – University of Witwatersrand

LANGUAGES

English

News

Labour Court clarifies back pay after reinstatement orders

Labour Court clarifies back pay after reinstatement orders

In Ghiem Moses and 10 Others v the Employer and Francois Wessels (20 January 2026), the Labour Court provided important guidance on employers’ obligations to pay arrear remuneration...

Constructive dismissal when remote work ends, baseless accusations arise and pay is docked: key lessons from Lewis v CCMA & Van de Venter Mojapelo (PTY) LTD

Constructive dismissal when remote work ends, baseless accusations arise and pay is docked: key lessons from Lewis v CCMA & Van de Venter Mojapelo (PTY) LTD

This Stress Awareness Week: The critical role employers play in supporting the emotional well-being of their workforce

This Stress Awareness Week: The critical role employers play in supporting the emotional well-being of their workforce

Ayesha Karjieker, Associate in the Employment Law practice, recently joined Benito Vergotine on Smile FM to discuss “This Stress Awareness Week: The critical role employers play in...

Does a mental health issue excuse workplace performance issues

Does a mental health issue excuse workplace performance issues

Ayesha Karjieker and Chantell De Gouveia, Associates in the Employment Law practice, were recently featured on Hot FM and SAfm, respectively, where they discussed an important question:...

Lessons on dismissal for incapacity due to ill-health

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...

Enforceability of clawback clauses in employment contracts

Enforceability of clawback clauses in employment contracts

On 19 August 2025, the Johannesburg High Court delivered judgment on the enforceability of a clawback clause. This is a contractual term that makes provision for a company to recover...

Contempt, targets and the dispute over Employment Equity: Solidarity v Minister of Employment and Labour

Contempt, targets and the dispute over Employment Equity: Solidarity v Minister of Employment and Labour

On 28 June 2023 Solidarity and the erstwhile Minister of Employment and Labour concluded a settlement agreement, mediated by the CCMA, as part of a complaint lodged with the International Labour...

High Court dismisses urgent application challenging Employment Equity targets

High Court dismisses urgent application challenging Employment Equity targets

On 28 August 2025, the Gauteng High Court dismissed an urgent application by the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA) and Sakeliga seeking to interdict and suspend...

The limits of protected disclosure and section 188A(11) of the LRA

The limits of protected disclosure and section 188A(11) of the LRA

In Letakgomo v Johnson Matthey (Pty) Ltd (J683/23) ZALCJHB 240 (31 May 2025), Mr Thabo Letakgomo (the applicant), was employed as a plant manager/managing director at Johnson Matthey...

Reinstatement, Back Pay, and Employer Obligations

Reinstatement, Back Pay, and Employer Obligations

Mr Mavundla was dismissed by Gotcha Security Services on 6 March 2019. The CCMA reinstated him with effect from 1 August 2019, ordering payment of R52,200 for the period from dismissal...

ESG and corporate compliance: Adapting to disclosure and sustainability requirements

Corporate & Commercial Law

ESG and corporate compliance: Adapting to disclosure and sustainability requirements

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) refers to a set of criteria used to evaluate a company’s performance beyond financial metrics, focusing on its impact on the environment,...

The implications of South Africa’s G20 presidency on FDI and deal-making in South Africa’s economy

Corporate & Commercial Law

The implications of South Africa’s G20 presidency on FDI and deal-making in South Africa’s economy

South Africa assumed the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency on 1 December 2024 and will hold this role until 30 November 2025; positioning itself to influence global economic policies...

Automatic abandonment of asylum application: An analysis of the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town v Minister of Home Affairs judgment

Pro Bono & Human Rights

Automatic abandonment of asylum application: An analysis of the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town v Minister of Home Affairs judgment

The process of applying for asylum in South Africa is governed by the Refugees Act 130 of 1998 (Refugees Act). Sections 22(12) and 22(13) were introduced into the Refugees Act by the...

All articles by Ayesha

Labour Court clarifies back pay after reinstatement orders

Labour Court clarifies back pay after reinstatement orders

In Ghiem Moses and 10 Others v the Employer and Francois Wessels (20 January 2026), the Labour Court provided important guidance on employers’ obligations to pay arrear remuneration...

Constructive dismissal when remote work ends, baseless accusations arise and pay is docked: key lessons from Lewis v CCMA & Van de Venter Mojapelo (PTY) LTD

Constructive dismissal when remote work ends, baseless accusations arise and pay is docked: key lessons from Lewis v CCMA & Van de Venter Mojapelo (PTY) LTD

Lessons on dismissal for incapacity due to ill-health

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...

Enforceability of clawback clauses in employment contracts

Enforceability of clawback clauses in employment contracts

On 19 August 2025, the Johannesburg High Court delivered judgment on the enforceability of a clawback clause. This is a contractual term that makes provision for a company to recover...

Contempt, targets and the dispute over Employment Equity: Solidarity v Minister of Employment and Labour

Contempt, targets and the dispute over Employment Equity: Solidarity v Minister of Employment and Labour

On 28 June 2023 Solidarity and the erstwhile Minister of Employment and Labour concluded a settlement agreement, mediated by the CCMA, as part of a complaint lodged with the International Labour...

High Court dismisses urgent application challenging Employment Equity targets

High Court dismisses urgent application challenging Employment Equity targets

On 28 August 2025, the Gauteng High Court dismissed an urgent application by the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA) and Sakeliga seeking to interdict and suspend...

The limits of protected disclosure and section 188A(11) of the LRA

The limits of protected disclosure and section 188A(11) of the LRA

In Letakgomo v Johnson Matthey (Pty) Ltd (J683/23) ZALCJHB 240 (31 May 2025), Mr Thabo Letakgomo (the applicant), was employed as a plant manager/managing director at Johnson Matthey...

Reinstatement, Back Pay, and Employer Obligations

Reinstatement, Back Pay, and Employer Obligations

Mr Mavundla was dismissed by Gotcha Security Services on 6 March 2019. The CCMA reinstated him with effect from 1 August 2019, ordering payment of R52,200 for the period from dismissal...

ESG and corporate compliance: Adapting to disclosure and sustainability requirements

Corporate & Commercial Law

ESG and corporate compliance: Adapting to disclosure and sustainability requirements

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) refers to a set of criteria used to evaluate a company’s performance beyond financial metrics, focusing on its impact on the environment,...

The implications of South Africa’s G20 presidency on FDI and deal-making in South Africa’s economy

Corporate & Commercial Law

The implications of South Africa’s G20 presidency on FDI and deal-making in South Africa’s economy

South Africa assumed the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency on 1 December 2024 and will hold this role until 30 November 2025; positioning itself to influence global economic policies...

Automatic abandonment of asylum application: An analysis of the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town v Minister of Home Affairs judgment

Pro Bono & Human Rights

Automatic abandonment of asylum application: An analysis of the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town v Minister of Home Affairs judgment

The process of applying for asylum in South Africa is governed by the Refugees Act 130 of 1998 (Refugees Act). Sections 22(12) and 22(13) were introduced into the Refugees Act by the...

All articles by Ayesha

This Stress Awareness Week: The critical role employers play in supporting the emotional well-being of their workforce

This Stress Awareness Week: The critical role employers play in supporting the emotional well-being of their workforce

Ayesha Karjieker, Associate in the Employment Law practice, recently joined Benito Vergotine on Smile FM to discuss “This Stress Awareness Week: The critical role employers play in...

Does a mental health issue excuse workplace performance issues

Does a mental health issue excuse workplace performance issues

Ayesha Karjieker and Chantell De Gouveia, Associates in the Employment Law practice, were recently featured on Hot FM and SAfm, respectively, where they discussed an important question:...

All podcasts by Ayesha

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