Kgodisho Phashe

Kgodisho Phashe

Associate

Kgodisho Phashe is an Associate in our Employment Law practice. Kgodisho has experience in various aspects of litigation concerning Employment and Labour Law in forums such as the CCMA, BCCEI, MEIBC, NBCCI; Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court. He further has experience of providing up to date and relevant opinions to clients.

Kgodisho's sector specialities include employment litigation, individual labour law, collective bargaining, and Occupational Health and Safety in Mining and Minerals.

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Career

Kgodisho joined CDH as a Candidate Attorney in 2019. He was promoted to Associate Designate and thereafter to Associate in 2021. Kgodisho is an admitted Attorney and Notary.

Kgodisho has experience in various aspects of:

  • Providing both national and international clients with legal opinions on a wide range of employment law related topics.
  • Appearing with Counsel in the Labour Court for urgent applications, review applications and interlocutory applications.
  • Appearing in the MEIBC, CCMA and other Labour forums.
  • Experience with conducting arbitration proceedings in the mining industry.
  • Training and development of employers and employees on various aspects of employment law and disciplinary processes in the mining and pharmaceutical industry.
  • Training on various aspects of dispute resolution processes.
  • Conducting disciplinary hearings in the mining, pharmaceutical and public finance sector.
  • Drafting of employment contracts, Non-disclosure agreements and settlement agreements etc.
  • Advising clients on the impact of POPIA on their business and employment relationships with their employees.
  • Urgent applications against unlawful occupiers and/or unlawful activities in the mining industry.

Education 

  • Bcom (Law) (Cum Laude), University of Johannesburg 
  • LLB  (Cum Laude), University of Johannesburg
  • Registered with Legal Practice Council

Memberships 

  • The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW)

 

Possible disciplinary action against employees for conduct outside the workplace
27 July 2021 Employment Law

Possible disciplinary action against employees for conduct outside the workplace

Kgodisho Phashe, Associate Designate in the Employment Law practice joined Newzroom Afrika to chat about possible disciplinary action against employees, if their conduct outside of the workplace can link back to the employer. He explains the importance of trust in an employment relationship.

Firefighter injured on Duty – A closer look into inherent job requirements and reasonable accommodation
6 June 2022 Employment Law

Firefighter injured on Duty – A closer look into inherent job requirements and reasonable accommodation

Recently, the Constitutional Court decided the case of Adam Damons v City of Cape Town, where an employee firefighter who was injured at work and sustained a disability (as a result of the employer's non-compliance with safety procedures) sought a position as a Senior Firefighter but was inhibited by the employer's Fire and Rescue Advancement Policy. The case raised important questions relating to unfair discrimination in the workplace, the place of the inherent requirements of the job defence and the scope of reasonable accommodation

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