Jean Ewang
Jean Ewang is Counsel in our Employment Law practice. She focuses on employment law. Jean has advised state entities, multinational companies, and employers on all aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious.
About Jean
About Jean
Jean Ewang was admitted as an attorney in 2010. Jean joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Consultant in 2020. With over 10 years’ experience, Jean advises on all aspects of employment law ranging from transactions to litigation to compliance. She also regularly advises across the continent has acted on behalf of state entities in precedent setting cases at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
- Certificate in Human Rights Advocacy and Litigation, University of Witwatersrand
Memberships
- The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW)
Languages
Languages
- English
- Afrikaans
- isiZulu
About Jean
Jean Ewang was admitted as an attorney in 2010. Jean joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Consultant in 2020. With over 10 years’ experience, Jean advises on all aspects of employment law ranging from transactions to litigation to compliance. She also regularly advises across the continent has acted on behalf of state entities in precedent setting cases at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
- Certificate in Human Rights Advocacy and Litigation, University of Witwatersrand
Memberships
- The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW)
Languages
- English
- Afrikaans
- isiZulu
News
Vicarious liability claims arising out of sexual harassment and the passage of time
The High Court recently emphasised the impact of prescription on a claim for vicarious liability arising out of sexual harassment in LM and South African Broadcasting Corporation ....
Agency shop agreements and the principle of fairness
In the recent case of Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union v UASA (Formerly named the United Association of South Africa) and Others 11 BLLR 1134 (LAC) the Labour Appeal...
Automatically unfair dismissal for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine? The Labour Court’s first decision
The law regarding automatically unfair dismissals is trite and has been tested by our courts on various occasions. Recently, however, in the case of Burton Maasdorp v University of...
Mental Health in the workplace: Constructive dismissal based on mental ill health?
In the post covid landscape there has been a warranted increased awareness on mental health in the workplace. In Sanlam Life Insurance Ltd v Mogomatsi and Others (CA 12/2022) , the...
Taking liberties: Unmasking of an employee’s sick leave trickery
In the recent judgment of SARS v Benneth Mathebula and Others (JR 2243/21) ZALCJHB 222 (21 July 2023) the Labour Court was called upon to reconsider the fairness, or otherwise, of...
