Employment Law

RW Attorneys’ Employment Law practice is known for providing cost effective, practical solutions, strategic advice and support to employers and employees across all areas of employment law issues and disputes.

Our employment law practitioners are highly respected in this field and are senior practitioners. They assist our clients to manage legal, financial and reputational risks associated with implementing disciplinary recommendations in forensic reports, suspensions, dismissals, industrial action, employee benefits, employment equity and BEE, workplace health and safety, retrenchments and transfer of business matters.

Our work ethic is based on integrity in providing honest, simple solutions and advice based on the principles of fairness endorsed in our Constitution and Labour Relations Act.

Our clients include Boards of directors, Councils, Regulators, Corporates, private and public sector clients.

We partner with our clients to provide holistic advice and training to address areas of concerns in their HR/ER processes which is the foundation for any successful disciplinary process. We keep abreast of all recent developments in employment law and share same with all our clients as a value-add service.

We deliver cutting edge solutions, advice and support to both employers and employees

Our experience covers:

Employment law disputes including unfair dismissals, sexual harassment, discrimination and dispute resolution where we appear in the CCMA, Statutory Councils, Bargaining Councils, Labour Court, Labour Appeal Court, High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court.

Industrial relations strategy and bargaining.

Managing workplace health and safety liability and providing legal support in the event of a workplace incident, accident or fatality.

Advise on employee benefits specifically pension and provident fund disputes.

Reviewing employment contracts and policies to ensure compliance with local and international laws where the company is a multinational.

Managing the transfer of employment and business issues arising in corporate M&A transactions.

HR/ER Consulting – as an extension of our fraud risk governance competencies, we consult on a wide range of employment law governance issues.

Initiate or Chair hearings – we chair and initiate hearings (disciplinary and appeal hearings).

Retirement Age, can an employer fairly terminate the services of an employee who has worked beyond his/her retirement age?

Nov 14, 2022 | Labour Law

The above question has been the subject of a highly contested legal debate until recently when the Labour Appeal Court was faced with the same issue. In the matter between Motor Industry Staff Association obo F.W Landman v Great South Panel Beaters t/a Great South...

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