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Unfair discrimination on “any other arbitrary ground”
8th October 2020 The Employment Equity Act (“EEA“) aims to recognise and address the disparities in employment, occupation and income within the national labour... →
Another giant trade mark defeat in China – and this time it is FACEBOOK
8th October 2020 After a fourteen-year trade mark battle between Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, and an individual Dr. Su, Chinese trade mark registration numbers... →
The Crossroads, When Giants Intersect Competition and Data Protection Law
8th October 2020 …it’s not always turnover that makes a company an attractive merger partner. Sometimes, what matters are its assets. That could be a customer base... →
Proposed tax changes to facilitate the relaxation of exchange control require refinement
8th October 2020 In the Budget Speech which was delivered on 25 February this year it was announced that the exchange control system would be restructured towards... →
Constitutional Court to finally give clarity on hate speech
8th October 2020 On 22 September 2020, the Constitutional Court heard arguments in the case of Jonathan Dubula Qwelane v South African Human Rights Commission &... →
Additional obligations for designated employers under The Employment Equity Act
10th September 2020 A recent bill submitted to Parliament for consideration would seek to impose potentially stringent new quotas for numerical targets for the... →
An employer may dismiss an employee for lodging a false grievance
9th September 2020 An employer may dismiss an employee if he or she has lodged a grievance against another employee which is false. Dismissing an employee for doing... →
Additional obligations for designated employers under the Employment Equity Act
20th August 2020 A recent bill submitted to Parliament for consideration would seek to impose potentially stringent new quotas for numerical targets for the... →
