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Can an employer dock an employee’s salary due to loadshedding?

Can an employer dock an employee’s salary due to loadshedding?

“With loadshedding woes affecting all businesses and causing widescale disruption to work hours, employers have started asking whether they can dock employee pay if employees are not able to work as a result of loadshedding. In this article, we unpack this question and give guidance on the legal position.”

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Can you be dismissed for not returning to the office post Covid-19

Can you be dismissed for not returning to the office post Covid-19

“For many home owners, the economic pinch is an everyday reality. Add to this rising interest rates which in turn push up monthly bond payments, and you may easily find yourself in trouble with making your monthly payment. Beware the danger as you can end up losing your home if you don’t take steps to remedy the situation.”

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Can you be dismissed for not returning to the office post Covid-19

Can you be dismissed for not returning to the office post Covid-19

With the national Covid-19 lockdown slowly becoming a thing of the past, many employers have asked employees to return to the office, full time or on a hybrid basis. But, employees have become used to working from home and some don’t want to return to the office. What happens if an employee refuses to return to the office and offers to continue to work from home?

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Constitutional Court declares Copyright Act unconstitutional

Constitutional Court declares Copyright Act unconstitutional

Does copyright protection prohibit the distribution of works in formats that are accessible to people with print and visual impairments? Our Constitutional Court had occasion to consider this important question in the recent judgment of Blind SA v Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition and Others.

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Don’t lose your title deed!

Don’t lose your title deed!

“For home owners it is often an important milestone the day they have paid of their bond. This is followed by the bank releasing the title deed to the owner. But what happens when the owner wants to sell the property but cannot find the original title deed the bank gave back.”

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Do organs of state also have to undergo BEE verification?

Do organs of state also have to undergo BEE verification?

“Private sector B-BBEE scorecards and compliance has become a generally understood phenomenon, but what is the position in respect of organs of state. Must they also be B-BBEE compliant and are they measured in the same way as private entities?”

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