Taryn York
Taryn York is an 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.
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)
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.
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)
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
Welcome announcement for foreign nationals in possession of a Zimbabwean or Lesotho Exemption Permit
On 1 December 2023, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the Minister of Home Affairs (Minister), announced his decision to grant an exemption to Zimbabwean and Lesotho foreign nationals who are in...
Revised critical skills list
The Immigration Act 13 of 2002 empowers the Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs to issue a critical skills visa to an individual who is in possession of “ such skills...
South African citizenship is not an automatic right for the children of Non-South African citizens - even if they were born in South Africa!
In the recent decision of Onai Muzore and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and another 4013/2021, the High Court dismissed a review application wherein the applicants challenged...
The verdict is in: The decision to terminate Zimbabwean Exemption Permits was found to be invalid, unlawful, and unconstitutional
On 28 June 2023, the High Court handed down a landmark judgment where the decision by the Minister of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) not to extend the longstanding Zimbabwean...
Deadline for holders of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits has been extended until 31 December 2023
The now well-known Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) has a longstanding history since it was initially implemented by the Republic of South Africa as the Dispensation of Zimbabweans...
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,...
Expertise
Employment Law
CDH offers support to clients engaging in the complex and constantly evolving people management space.
Immigration
We provide specialist legal advice and services around immigration in South Africa and Kenya.