Friday, 3 October 2025 marked legal victory, both for Werner and Ika van Wyk, and for the Commission for Gender Equality, who together challenged the care giving leave provisions in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (and the correlative benefits in the Unemployment Insurance Act) as being unconstitutional insofar as they conflicted with parents’ human rights in the Constitution to equality (section 9 of the Constitution) and to dignity (section 10 of the Constitution).

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A heartbreaking case from the Mpumalanga High Court reminds employers that COIDA’s protections are not a blanket shield.

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At the age of 42, Natalie Jill Rabie approached her legal professionals with a heartfelt plea - one that would mark the beginning of a long overdue fight for recognition. Born in Zimbabwe to South African parents, Natalie moved to South Africa shortly after birth in 1984, where she has lived ever since.

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For many South Africans, diversification now includes assets outside our borders - property in London or Lisbon, a brokerage account in New York, funds in Mauritius, or shares in a multinational.

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A valid will is how you make sure the right people inherit, your children are cared for by the right adults, and (if you own a business) the company isn’t thrown into chaos.

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The new Code of Good Practice on Dismissal was issued today. It comes into effect immediately. The new code repeals and replaces the previous Code of Good Practice for Dismissal (Schedule 8 to the LRA), as well as the separately published Code of Good Practice Based on Operational Requirements.

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