by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2021 | Bank, Credit, Financial
As a rule of thumb, when money is deposited into a bank account, it becomes the property of the bank, irrespective of who deposits the money, and the bank acquires a real right of ownership to the money deposited. The bank however owes the client a personal obligation...
by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2021 | Agri, Agriculture, Domestic worker, Employment, Labour, Labour law, Wages
The National Minimum Wage Act (NMWA) came into effect on the 1st January 2019 during which it prescribed a rate of R20 for each ordinary hour worked by specific employees covered by the NMWA. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) presents a rate or level below which an...
by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2021 | Business, Commercial, Company, Compliance, Information, Information and data protection, information officer, PAIA, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
As the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA”) deadline of 1 July 2021 approaches rapidly, many organisations are starting to raise questions about the more intricate aspects of POPIA. An important aspect relates to the role and...
by VDT Attorneys | May 16, 2021 | Dispute resolution, Employee, Employer, Employment law, Labour, Labour law
The Minister of Employment and Labour recently published the new earnings threshold in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA) to be effective as of 1 March 2021. This increases the BCEA earnings threshold to R211 596.30 per annum (or a...
by VDT Attorneys | May 6, 2021 | Agriculture, Property, Property law
In South African law there are several types of personal servitudes which will be discussed in this article. The types of personal servitudes are usufruct, usus, habitatio and pre-emptive rights. Usufruct This type of personal servitude is very unique in the sense...
