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10 February 2012
Polity Focus
 
 
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Managing performance challenges in SMEs
Labour and employment law
The process of managing and disciplining employee performance is often problematic for small- and medium-sized companies that cannot afford to recruit employees with specialised labour and...
 
 
Proposed bill could lead to job losses
Labour and employment law
The design of the Employment Services Bill, which is aimed at eliminating labour brokers, is of such a nature that the true aim is unclear, independent trade union Solidarity head of litigation...
 
 
 
 
Stringent SA labour laws not main barrier to international investment
Labour and employment law
South Africa’s stringent labour laws do not necessarily ward off investors, says labour law consulting company Smartman Consultants CEO Tobie Nel.
 
 
04 Feb 2011
 
Companies should engage proactively with Competition Act
Competition Law
Companies need to proactively engage with the requirements of the Competition Act to ensure that they can do business without fear of contravening the Act, says legal firm Webber Wentzel partner...
 
 
Competition Act protects competition, not consumers or competitors
Competition Law
The Competition Act of 2001 is designed to protect competition in a market, not to protect competitors or consumers, says law firm Deneys Reitz associate Rosalind Lake. However, the Act is unique...
 
 
Criminal prosecution of cartels leads to better civil recovery
Competition Law
Using simultaneous criminal and civil processes to prosecute cartel or price fixing activities leads to improved recovery of money from offenders, says legal firm June Marks Attorneys founder June...
 
 
 
 
Fines inadequate as cartel disincentive, but is SA ready?
Competition Law
Internationally, criminal penalties for cartel activities are a growing legal phenomenon because fines imposed often do not serve as adequate disincentives for such activities, says law firm Deneys...
 
 
SMEs underusing Competition Act’s powers
Competition Law
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are underusing the Competition Act’s powers that afford such businesses the opportunity to enter into preferential agreements with larger companies, for...
 
 
 
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