by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | BEE, Business, Commercial, Employment, Youth
On 28 August 2018 the Youth Employment Service Initiative (“YES Initiative”) was published within Code Series 000, Statement 000 of the Amended BEE Codes of Good Practice and became effective with immediate effect. The YES Initiative in short, is aimed at creating...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | Contract, Insolvency, Lease, Property
Generally rental agreements will contain a clause that stipulates that the lease agreement will terminate upon the insolvency of the tenant. However, such provisions may not provide the necessary protection if the provisions of the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936 are not...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | Consumer, Dispute resolution, Employment, Labour, Suspension
It is a general principle of our labour laws that dealings between an employer and an employee must be fair and reasonable in all aspects. This includes a decision by an employer whether to impose a suspension or not. There are two types of suspensions and it is...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | Company, Procurement, Tender
It’s difficult to answer the question of whether you should consider government work. One can point out that our Government spends billions annually through tendered work, and if your business can add value, has a good BEE scorecard and could potentially qualify for...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 11, 2019 | Property
A Home Owners’ Association (HOA) is a body comprising of the home owners of a specific estate entrusted by the home owners with the running of the estate and communal affairs of those home owners. In the recent case of Van der Bijl and Another v Featherbrooke Estate...
