Taryn York
Taryn York is a Senior Associate in our Employment Law Practice. She has extensive experience in various aspects of employment law, including advising and representing clients with disputes relating to unfair labour practices, unfair dismissals and retrenchments; reviewing, vetting and drafting contracts of employment, restraint of trade agreements, independent contractor agreements and workplace policies; and conducting due diligence exercises from an employment law perspective. Taryn has appeared in various forums, including the CCMA, MEIBC, MIBCO, the NBCRFLI and the Labour Court. Taryn also provides advice to clients on a wide range of immigration related matters.
About Taryn
About Taryn
Taryn was admitted as an attorney in 2018. She worked as an Associate at Howes Incorporated Attorneys before being appointed by CDH as an Associate in 2021. Taryn was promoted to Senior Associate in 2024.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Johannesburg
- Advanced Programme in Labour Law (cum laude), University of Pretoria
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW)
Languages
Languages
- English
About Taryn
Taryn was admitted as an attorney in 2018. She worked as an Associate at Howes Incorporated Attorneys before being appointed by CDH as an Associate in 2021. Taryn was promoted to Senior Associate in 2024.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Johannesburg
- Advanced Programme in Labour Law (cum laude), University of Pretoria
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW)
Languages
- English
Experience
General Employment Advice
Providing clients with advice relating to dismissals for misconduct, incapacity and operational requirements.
Drafting charges for internal disciplinary hearings and chairing internal proceedings.
Assisting clients with initiating internal processes, including disciplinary hearings, grievance proceedings and incapacity enquiries.
Providing advice on a wide range of employment related matters.
Conducting due diligence exercises in order to identify non-compliance with applicable employment related legislation.
Reviewing and drafting employment contracts, restraint of trade agreements and workplace policies.
Reviewing independent contractor agreements and providing advice relating thereto.
Providing legal opinions related to a wide range of employment matters including mandatory vaccination policies, the difference between employees and independent contractors and the applicable rights associated with these relationships, and the enforceability of restraint of trade agreements.
Dispute Resolution
Representing clients during arbitration proceedings at the CCMA and respective Bargaining Councils and negotiating the settlement of disputes.
Instituting proceedings and arguing disputes in the Labour Court, including review applications.
Assisting counsel in employment related proceedings at the CCMA and the Labour Court.
General Immigration Advice
Verifying the validity of work-related visas.
Providing advice in relation to the appropriate work visas for employees, including intra-company work visas, general work visas and critical skills visas.
Assisting clients with compiling and submitting visa applications.
Providing legal opinions related to a wide range of immigration related matters including an employer's obligations in relation to the Immigration Act, and the consequences for failing to comply with the applicable legislation.
News
Foreigners with pending waiver applications, visa applications and visa appeal applications safeguarded against adverse consequences until 30 September 2025
To the much-anticipated relief of many foreign nationals, on 28 March 2025, the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber extended the previous temporary blanket extension that expires...
Impact on the 2024 blitz inspections on workplaces: Employment of illegal foreigners
In 2024, the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), the Department of Home Affairs and the South African Police Service ramped up workplace inspections to clamp down on the employment...
Employment of Illegal foreigners – what employers need to know
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has recently stepped up its inspection raids relating to the employment of illegal foreigners. These actions have attracted significant...
Government crackdown on businesses – what employers in South Africa need to know
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has ramped up its inspection raids, which remind employers to audit foreigners’ employment status to avoid being caught in violation of...
What employers can expect from the labour inspector
The labour inspectorate does not require a warrant or any notice to enter a workplace
Webinar Recording | Labour Law Reforms: Key proposed amendments and its implications
CDH experts hosted a webinar to discuss the Draft Code of Good Practice on Dismissals and the latest proposed legislative amendments following negotiations at NEDLAC.
Employment of Illegal foreigners What employers need to know
Webinar Recording | Immigration Compliance and Workplace Enforcement
Watch our panel of experts as they discuss the intersection of immigration law, employment practices, and criminal liability for businesses.
Webinar Recording | Drugs, alcohol, and the workplace
An employer must maintain a safe and healthy working environment. Watch our webinar for insights.
Webinar recording | Immigration implications of the right to work in South Africa
Employment Law Director Imraan Mahomed and Senior Associate, Taryn York together with Andreas Krensel from IBN Immigration Solutions, hosted a webinar on immigration implications of...
Decriminalised approach to conducting disciplinary enquiries
JJ van der Walt and Taryn York discuss the fact that in South African labour law there is no place for formal disciplinary procedures that incorporate all the accoutrements of a criminal...
Warning! Zimbabwean Exemption Permits expire on 30 June 2023
In just under 4 weeks, all Zimbabwean Exemption Permits ("ZEP") will expire. In just under 4 weeks, all Zimbabwean Exemption Permits ("ZEP") will expire. The expiry of these ZEPs will...
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,...
