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Labour Law & Unions

Can fixed-term contracts be ended early? Labour Court clarifies

Aadil Patel, Nadeem Mahomed, Leila Moosa and Sashin Naidoo 15 Dec 2025

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Labour Law

'Debt made me do it': Use of financial distress as defence for misconduct

Leila Moosa and Aadil Patel 18 Jun 2025

How will Ramaphosa’s BELA Bill impact SA's growing private school sector?

Primary & Secondary Education

How will Ramaphosa’s BELA Bill impact SA's growing private school sector?

27 Jan 2025

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Labour Law

Reimbursement: What you can (or can't) claim under the BCEA

Aadil Patel and Dylan Bouchier 5 Apr 2022

Technical recession puts further pressure on employment

Management & Leadership

Technical recession puts further pressure on employment

10 Mar 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

17 Dec 2019

Digital empowerment will not cut jobs

IoT

Digital empowerment will not cut jobs

24 Jun 2019

To be or not to be: In writing

Labour Law

To be or not to be: In writing

Aadil Patel 7 May 2019

Shedding some light on an employer's obligations during load shedding

Labour Law

Shedding some light on an employer's obligations during load shedding

Aadil Patel and Dylan Bouchier 8 Apr 2019

Nuclear Power

Necsa board replaced

10 Dec 2018

#RecruitmentFocus: Populating your organisation in the face of rapidly advancing technology

#EvolutionofWork

#RecruitmentFocus: Populating your organisation in the face of rapidly advancing technology

Aadil Patel 6 Dec 2018

The impact of 4IR technology advancement on the engineering sector

Construction & Engineering

The impact of 4IR technology advancement on the engineering sector

Aadil Patel 29 Nov 2018

#RecruitmentFocus: What do we need to know about the legalities of overtime and after-hours work?

#EvolutionofWork

#RecruitmentFocus: What do we need to know about the legalities of overtime and after-hours work?

Shan Radcliffe 23 Nov 2018

Debunking myths around sexual harassment in the workplace

Labour Law

Debunking myths around sexual harassment in the workplace

23 Oct 2018

Can employers embark on redeployment before retrenchment processes commence?

Labour Law

Can employers embark on redeployment before retrenchment processes commence?

Samantha Bonato and Aadil Patel 25 May 2017

New accord to curb industrial action violence

Labour Law

New accord to curb industrial action violence

Aadil Patel, Thabang Rapuleng and Andile Khumalo 28 Feb 2017

Court puts its foot down on sexual harassment

Labour Law

Court puts its foot down on sexual harassment

Samantha Bonato and Aadil Patel 22 Feb 2017

#BizTrends2017: Highlighting key labour themes for 2017

Trends

#BizTrends2017: Highlighting key labour themes for 2017

7 Feb 2017

#BestofBiz 2016: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2016: Legal

12 Dec 2016

Validity of emoluments attachment orders

Labour Law

Validity of emoluments attachment orders

Aadil Patel, Tim Fletcher and Megan Badenhorst 15 Sep 2016

When strikes turn political, who is accountable?

Labour Law

When strikes turn political, who is accountable?

Aadil Patel and Stephanie Goncalves 13 Jul 2016

CCMA cases increase, giving rise to careful consideration on retrenchment

Labour Law

CCMA cases increase, giving rise to careful consideration on retrenchment

Aadil Patel 18 May 2016

State-owned entity not required to furnish security when instituting review applications

Labour Law

State-owned entity not required to furnish security when instituting review applications

Sipelelo Lityi and Aadil Patel 12 Apr 2016

Constitutional Court rules against lockouts

Labour Law

Constitutional Court rules against lockouts

Aadil Patel 15 Mar 2016

Failure to join a new employer timeously can have consequences

Labour Law

Failure to join a new employer timeously can have consequences

Aadil Patel and Sipelelo Lityi 8 Mar 2016

The Best of Biz 2015: Legal

Legal

The Best of Biz 2015: Legal

15 Dec 2015

Crucial judgment on temporary employment service 'deeming provision'

Labour Law

Crucial judgment on temporary employment service 'deeming provision'

Aadil Patel and Kirsten Caddy 15 Sep 2015

First world protection for South African whistle-blowers

Labour Law

First world protection for South African whistle-blowers

4 Aug 2015

DLA Piper contributes to global employment law guide

Labour Law

DLA Piper contributes to global employment law guide

18 May 2015

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr contributes to global labour legislation report

Labour Law

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr contributes to global labour legislation report

25 Mar 2015

Employment law specialists must offer more proactive services

Labour Law

Employment law specialists must offer more proactive services

22 Sep 2014

Amendment Act a move to streamline labour environment

Labour Law

Amendment Act a move to streamline labour environment

20 Aug 2014

CDH publishes guide on labour legislation changes

Labour Law

CDH publishes guide on labour legislation changes

11 Aug 2014

Report shows SA's labour law is on par with rest of world

Labour Law

Report shows SA's labour law is on par with rest of world

11 Jun 2014

Labour Court quotes DLA Piper report

Labour Law

Labour Court quotes DLA Piper report

14 Apr 2014

Lawyers at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr win awards

Law Practice

Lawyers at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr win awards

10 Apr 2014

Patel wins Client Choice International award

Law Practice

Patel wins Client Choice International award

3 Apr 2014

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr ranked in twelve practice areas

Law Practice

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr ranked in twelve practice areas

17 Mar 2014

Conference to discuss impact of global economic crisis on labour law

Labour Law

Conference to discuss impact of global economic crisis on labour law

15 Jul 2013

Labour Law

View from Botswana

Aadil Patel 8 Jul 2013

When a retrenchment is unfair, what happens to the severance already paid?

Labour Law

When a retrenchment is unfair, what happens to the severance already paid?

Aadil Patel and Kirsten Caddy 12 Jun 2013

Labour Law

Denying senior employees access to the CCMA might be unconstitutional

Aadil Patel and Johan Botes 26 Sep 2012

Labour Law

Amendments to legislation aim to address labour broking

23 Mar 2012