We discuss six myths that dissuade many people from making Living Wills – read about them and make your own mind up as to what you want…
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Many employees approaching the “Big Sixty” will have no intention of giving up work any time soon and will be asking their employers if they can stay on. We have a warning – “age discrimination” is an “automatically unfair” form of dismissal which carries severe consequences for offenders.
If you plan to marry this Wedding Season, make sure that a high priority item on your Wedding Plan list is to get the legal aspects sorted out before you actually tie the knot.
We share some thoughts on the general principle “costs follow the result” and its limitations, then discuss the three categories of legal costs and what they will mean to you in practice.
A tragic High Court case, in which a cruel twist of fate took a mother before her instruction to a bank to draw a proper will for her could be implemented, illustrates the danger of thinking “it can wait”. It can’t…
“Taxpayer: One who doesn’t have to pass a civil service exam to work for the government” (Anonymous)
Whether you are about to tie the knot or about to divorce, you should know about an important new ruling from the High Court, declaring a section of the Divorce Act to be constitutionally invalid.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has invited the public to share suggestions on the 2022 Budget he is expected to deliver on Wednesday 23 February 2022.
“Employers should find a reasonable resolution that accommodates all parties where employees refuse to be vaccinated for medical and constitutional grounds” (Ministry of Employment and Labour)
Employers who don’t adequately address the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace can expect to pay the price in court. As can the perpetrators themselves.