In brief Employers in South Africa resuming business operations under Level four of the government mandated lock-down should take heed of the Department of Health Guidelines for symptom monitoring and management of essential workers for COVID-19 related infections. These Guidelines are echoed in the COVID-19 Occupational Health and Safety Measures in…
In brief Johan Botes, Partner, Julia Olley and Kirsty Gibson, from the Employment and Compensation Practice Group in…
In brief COVID-19 has thrust much of the business world into a universe of unprecedented uncertainty. This poses…
In brief COVID-19 has brought about unfavorable consequences for companies and many of them will be facing financial hardships in the aftermath of the pandemic. One of the most effective ways in which companies may address financial di756876 stress is through mergers. Lerisha Naidu, Sphesihle Nxumalo, and Thando Thabethe, from…
In brief Johan Botes, head of the Employment practice group in Johannesburg, discusses the impact on employers of…
In light of the operation of a 21-day national lockdown and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a state…
The substantial increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has led to innumerable complaints of anti-competitive conduct from customers and consumers across the continent, who have expressed concerns over sudden price hikes of healthcare and hygiene products as well as identified essential products. This has prompted rapid responses from African…
The rise in confirmed cases of persons infected with COVID-19 globally and in South Africa has caused the…
On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa would go into 21-day national lockdown, from…
The South African government has been promptly responsive in formulating ways in which to maintain business viability so as to minimise the undoubtedly crippling effects of COVID-19 and to ensure swift and effective healthcare service in the country. To this end, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition in South…