Hedda Schensema

Hedda Schensema

Director

Hedda Schensema is a Director in our Employment Law practice. She focuses on employment and labour law. From time to time Hedda acts in the Labour Court as a Judge and regularly appears in the Labour Court, CCMA and bargaining councils for major corporations and public entities and provides training on various aspects of labour relations and legislation including performance management, general workplace discipline and amendments to our legislation.

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Career

Hedda Schensema joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2020.

Hedda advises employers on employment related aspects of transactional, litigation and dispute resolution, regulatory and compliance related matters in the public and private spheres. 

Hedda has extensive experience to effectively strategise and advise on all employment related matters, training, reviews of employment contracts, restraint of trades, unfair competition, and employee policies within various workplaces.

Education 

  • BA LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2004
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Memberships

  • The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW)
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence - Sexual harassment in the workplace
6 December 2022 Employment Law

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence - Sexual harassment in the workplace

As the world commemorates the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, in South Africa we place a specific focus on no violence against women and children. According to a study by the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika, sexual harassment in the workplace is increasing, with over 51 830 sexual offences committed annually. Hedda Schensema, Director in our Employment Law practice discussed this in more detail with eNCA.

CCMA's arbitration award of Theresa Mulderij v Goldrush Group
31 January 2022 Employment Law

CCMA's arbitration award of Theresa Mulderij v Goldrush Group

Hedda Schensema, Director in our Employment Law practiced joined Newzroom Afrika to discuss the CCMA's arbitration award of Theresa Mulderij v Goldrush Group. The employee was dismissed for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the CCMA ruled that the dismissal was substantively fair.

Zero-tolerance stance on the hiring of illegal foreign workers in South Africa
8 August 2022 Employment Law

Zero-tolerance stance on the hiring of illegal foreign workers in South Africa

The government sent out a warning to all South African employers during the recent global mobility conference, held by Xpatweb. They announced that they will be adopting a zero-tolerance stance on the hiring of illegal foreign workers in South Africa and the Department of Home Affairs is calling upon all employers to ensure that their expatriate staff are in possession of legally obtained work visas. CDH Employment Law Director, Hedda Schensema joined Channel Africa to unpack this.

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Be warned of the zero-tolerance stance of the employment of illegal foreign nationals
20 July 2022 Employment Law

Be warned of the zero-tolerance stance of the employment of illegal foreign nationals

CDH's Employment Law experts, Hedda Schensema and Taryn York, discuss the warning government has sent out to South African employers, in relation to the hiring of illegal foreign workers, during the recent global mobility conference, held by Xpatweb. During the conference, government announced that it is adopting a zero-tolerance stance on the hiring of illegal foreign workers in South Africa. The Department of Home Affairs is calling upon all employers to ensure that their expatriate staff are in possession of legally obtained work visas and have confirmed that it will be taking a ‘no-mercy’ stance in respect of employers who do not comply.

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