Lee Masuku
Lee Masuku is a Senior Associate in our Employment Law practice. Lee specialises in employment litigation and general employment law and has acted on behalf of clients in various industries in the public and private sectors, including the retail, metal, engineering, logistics, transport, chemical, healthcare, energy, telecommunications, and mining industries.

About Lee
About Lee
Lee completed her articles at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa in 2015 and was retained as an Associate in the Employment and Labour Department in 2016. She then moved to ENSafrica in 2017 as an Associate in the Employment Department. In 2021, Lee joined Wilken Incorporated as a Senior Associate, where she was promoted to Director in 2023.
Lee joined CDH in May 2024.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- B.Com (Economics and Legal Theory) and LLB – Rhodes University
- Certificate in Sports Law – University of Pretoria
Memberships
- SASLAW
- Association of Allan Gray Fellows
Languages
Languages
- Afrikaans
- English
About Lee
Lee completed her articles at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa in 2015 and was retained as an Associate in the Employment and Labour Department in 2016. She then moved to ENSafrica in 2017 as an Associate in the Employment Department. In 2021, Lee joined Wilken Incorporated as a Senior Associate, where she was promoted to Director in 2023.
Lee joined CDH in May 2024.
Credentials
Education
- B.Com (Economics and Legal Theory) and LLB – Rhodes University
- Certificate in Sports Law – University of Pretoria
Memberships
- SASLAW
- Association of Allan Gray Fellows
Languages
- Afrikaans
- English
News

Can an employee ever say that the right to discipline has prescribed?
As the law on prescription is relatively well settled, it is not a point an employer would expect to face as a defence in a disciplinary process. Also, there is a line of authority...

Constructive dismissal: The end result of complaints, grievances and toxicity in the workplace
It has become quite routine for employers to simply dismiss a possible claim of constructive dismissal. This is because it is one of the more peculiar forms of dismissal claims and, statistically,...

Does the dismissal of an employee affect a restraint of trade?
In the recent decision of Backsports (Pty) Ltd v Motlhanke and Another ZALCJHB 68 (18 February 2025), the Labour Court stated that a restraint of trade could not be enforced by a former...

Reinstatement - Does arrear remuneration prescribe?
The Labour Appeal Court (LAC) in Potgieter v Samancor Chrome Limited t/a Tubatse Ferrochrome (JA91/22) (10 March 2025) was again called upon to consider the question of prescription...

”Piece work” is covered by the National Minimum Wage Act
The preamble to the National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 (Act) recognises the need to eradicate poverty and inequality in the national labour market. In addition, a stated purpose of...

Labour Court goes digital come 14 April
Lee Masuku, a Senior Associate in the Employment Law practice, was recently on Newzroom Afrika to discuss the digitalisation of the Labour Court, effective 14 April, and whether this...

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.

Webinar Recording | The new Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court rules: A roadmap to efficiency
On 3 May 2024, new Labour Court and Labour Appeal Rules were published that will soon replace the existing court rules.