by VDT Attorneys | Mar 21, 2022 | B-BBEE Act, B-BBEE Codes, BEE, Procurement
The Preferential Procurement element forms part of one of the three priority elements of the generic B-BBEE scorecard. This means that a sub-minimum of 40% of the scorecard points available on this element (10.80 out of 27 points) must be scored for a generic entity...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 21, 2022 | Property, Property law, Property Practitioners Act, Real Estate
The Property Practitioners Act 22 of 2019 (“Act”) commenced operation on 01 February 2022 and aims to among other things, regulate property practitioners, transform the property market and provide for greater consumer protection. The first question that generally...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 10, 2022 | BEE, Phatshoane Henney Group
The Group’s long-held commitment to transformation has ensured that transformation is seen not only as an economic commitment susceptible to a firm’s financial position, but is embraced as a social imperative able to weather the onslaught of events like the pandemic....
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 8, 2022 | Employment, Labour, Psychometric
Psychometric tests are generally used to measure personality traits or personal characteristics about a person including aspects such as styles or modes of working, ability to think conceptually, decision-making styles and stress levels. In the employment context,...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 13, 2022 | Labour
In South Africa we have since 2001 had comprehensive whistle-blower legislation in place which protects employees in the public and private sector from amongst others, harassment, discrimination, dismissal, disciplinary proceedings, victimisation and intimidation...