by VDT Attorneys | Nov 15, 2021 | Employment, Employment Equity Act
There is most certainly amendments afoot in respect of employment equity. In 2020 a new Employment Equity Bill was introduced and which Bill has now progressed further towards finalisation. The Bill proposes a number of changes to the current employment equity...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 15, 2021 | Property
Safety of one’s property and family is important. Add to this high crime rates as well as continuing impersonation scams by criminals that try to gain access to your property, it is understandable that people are hesitant to provide access to their property to unknown...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 15, 2021 | Child
The good news is you can now register your daughter under your surname! Our Constitutional Court in a very recent judgment found that the relevant provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act (“the Act”) that did not make provision for a child to receive the...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 12, 2021 | Bank, Consumer, Cyber security, Cybercrimes
Cyber scamming is at an all time high, with scammers becoming increasingly sophisticated in their approaches to victims. But where does it leave you if you get scammed? Are all the resultant damages flowing from the scam yours to bear, or does your bank also have to...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 12, 2021 | COVID-19, Employee, Employer, Employment, Employment law, Labour, Labour Court, Labour law
Our Labour Court has recently confirmed that the answer to this question is “yes” you can be dismissed for not wearing a face mask at work. As always, the facts of each case and the severity of the transgression will need to be taken into account to determine whether...
