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Businesses must align with Amended Employment Equity (EE) Act to secure state contracts

When is withholding payment of pension fund benefits to an employee facing recovery action permitted?

The withholding of benefits by a fund following fraud, corruption, dishonesty and related misconduct which causes financial loss to an employer is nothing new. However, in recent years we have found a reluctance by trustees of a fund to exercise their discretion in favour of withholding benefits pending civil and/or criminal litigation against, typically, a former employee.

What property owners should know about restrictive title deed conditions vs municipal approval

Property owners and developers often operate under the misconception that municipal approval for a development project automatically grants them the legal right to proceed with development, even when existing restrictive title deed conditions conflict with those approvals. This article clarifies a critical legal principle that can protect developers against significant financial loss.

Understanding the legal position around bonuses during protected strikes

Can employers pay bonuses to non‑strikers during a protected strike? During a protected strike, tensions rise, and difficult choices are made on both sides. This Alert explores the legal position, with reference to Solidarity obo C J Arendse and 38 Others v Heineken Beverages (Pty) Ltd , a recent Labour Courtjudgment.  

Global restructuring is subject to local operational requirements: CCMA confirms that the tail does not wag the dog

Can a South African subsidiary fairly retrench employees simply because a foreign parent company has decided to reduce global headcount due to global constraints, not local operational needs? A recent Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) arbitration award provides a clear answer, namely: The decision of a foreign holding company to reduce its global headcount does not, without more, qualify as operational requirements of the South African subsidiary’s (employer’s) business.