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You Can (and Should) Both Discipline and Prosecute Thieving Employees

29 Jan 2024

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“It’s the profile of the most trusted individual, in a position of trust, like an accountant or bookkeeper. They usually never take leave, and someone who never allows anyone access to their system would go to the length of taking their laptops with them while they...

“Pay Extra for My Generator or I’ll Cut You Off During Loadshedding”. Can a Landlord Do That?

29 Jan 2024

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Loadshedding continues to plague us and our businesses, and when tenants are connected during power cuts to their landlord’s alternative power source – such as a generator – it is essential for both parties to understand their respective rights. Lights out for a shopping mall gym...

Can You Use Land Use Laws to Close Down a Neighbour’s Business?

04 Jan 2024

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“A bad neighbour is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage”. (Hesiod, poet of Ancient Greece) Your neighbour’s business is driving you to distraction. Perhaps it’s loud all-night music, or an invasion of your hard-earned privacy, or illegal parking in your...

Estate Planning: Remember your Pets!

04 Jan 2024

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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” (Mahatma Gandhi) For many of us our pets are a central part of our lives, our much loved “fur babies”, our companions, exercise partners, even therapists through the hard times....

Now Creditors Can Apply for Directors to be Declared Delinquent – Why is That Important?

04 Jan 2024

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“He who is quick to borrow is slow to pay” (Old proverb) A recent High Court decision means that, for the first time, creditors of debtor companies are specifically cleared to apply for the company’s directors to be declared “delinquent” in certain circumstances. And that has...

Moonlighting Without Consent is Misconduct – A Firing Offence

04 Jan 2024

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“…moonlighting as a matter of principle is unacceptable…” (extract from judgment) Up to a quarter of all middle-class South Africans are reported to “moonlight”, that is to run a part-time side hustle or side business in addition to their full-time jobs. Some, it seems, go one...

Festive Season Sellers: Start Getting Your Compliance Certificates Ready

27 Nov 2023

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“If you don’t like where you are, move. You are not a tree” (Jim Rohn) It’s that time of year again – summer sunshine, happy holidaymakers in festive mode, and an upsurge in property sales. Whether seller or buyer, be aware of the various compliance certificates that may be...

Plan Your Estate to Protect Your Family – Two End-of-Year Questions to Ask Yourself

27 Nov 2023

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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” (Songwriters Pola & Wyle) As the end of another year approaches, with its family celebrations and holidays, take the time to check that your estate plan really does ensure that your loved ones will be looked after when you are no...

The New Law on Parental Leave – A Simple Summary for Employers and Employees

27 Nov 2023

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“The crux of the case is about unequal treatment of persons. (Extract from judgment below) The recent High Court judgment which declared unconstitutional differences between maternity, paternity, parental, adoption and surrogacy leave has received a lot of media attention, much...

Did You Know that CV Liars Now Face Jail Time?

27 Nov 2023

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“Fraud is a cancer that is crippling our country” (Supreme Court of Appeal in 2019) An all-too-common scenario in these times of high unemployment is job applicants who, desperate to be hired, lie about their qualifications on their CVs. Recent high-profile stories of fake...

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You Can (and Should) Both Discipline and Prosecute Thieving Employees

“Pay Extra for My Generator or I’ll Cut You Off During Loadshedding”. Can a Landlord Do That?

Can You Use Land Use Laws to Close Down a Neighbour’s Business?

Estate Planning: Remember your Pets!

Now Creditors Can Apply for Directors to be Declared Delinquent – Why is That Important?

Moonlighting Without Consent is Misconduct – A Firing Offence

Festive Season Sellers: Start Getting Your Compliance Certificates Ready

Plan Your Estate to Protect Your Family – Two End-of-Year Questions to Ask Yourself

The New Law on Parental Leave – A Simple Summary for Employers and Employees

Did You Know that CV Liars Now Face Jail Time?

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