by VDT Attorneys | Apr 13, 2022 | Disciplinary action, Dismissal
The Labour Appeal Court recently had to consider whether an employee’s failure or their refusal of an employer’s instruction to testify in CCMA arbitration proceedings came down to insubordination and warranted dismissal as a sanction. In Kaefer Energy Projects (Pty)...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 13, 2022 | BEE, Black shareholding, Foreigner, Naturalisation
The answer to this scenario depends on the following two main factors: 1) Did the person become a South African citizen prior to 27 April 1994?2) Did the person become a South African citizen on or after 27 April 1994 but was entitled to become a citizen through...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 13, 2022 | BEE, Property, Property Practitioners Act, Transformation
The Act reconfirms that the Property Sector BEE Transformation Charter Code applies to all property practitioners that fall within the scope of the Act and also encourages organs of state to procure services from property practitioners that comply with transformation...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 21, 2022 | Consumer, Privacy
Many of us have encountered similar situations in our lives, and quite correctly, it’s not a clear-cut black or white answer as to how to deal with this situation particularly as both the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression are legally protected...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 21, 2022 | Consumer, Data privacy, Data Protection, Technology
The above situation will probably sound familiar to most business owners around the world as businesses have adopted a range of remote, flexible and hybrid working models for their businesses. But, is there a greater risk in staff working more remotely and your...
