Employment Law
Seminar Overview:
Significant criticism has been levelled by trade unions and certain politicians against labour broking, with it being equated to slavery, prompting calls for a complete ban on the practice. After much robust public, business, trade union and government debate, and developments in neighbouring countries, the Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has since expressed the view that he would no longer ban temporary employment services, but would seek to regulate the industry stringently.
Werksmans hosted a seminar which provided attendees with practical insights into the anticipated changes to the Labour Relations Act, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Employment Equity Act, which will alter the practice of labour broking as we know it in South Africa. They also commented on the recent views expressed by the Labour Court in this regard.
Topics addressed included:
- Key regulatory developments in relation to labour broking
- Legislation impacting labour broking and the implications thereof
- Anticipated future regulatory changes
- Recommended best practice for labour brokers in relation to complying with the legislation
Related
Presentations:
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Competition
Seminar
Overview:
Competition law has
evolved significantly over the last ten years and increasingly affects
every industry and business operating in South Africa. Whether you’re
concluding a deal or managing your day-to-day business, ignorance of the
increasingly stringent regulations is no defence – and could cost your
business dearly.
This seminar, hosted by
attorneys Paul Coetser and Irma-Dalene Gouws, provide d practical
insights into the following:
- Co-operation and contact between competitors – what is allowed
and what is not
- What information can you
exchange with your competitors
- The legitimacy
of industry associations and joint ventures
- What to do when discovering a cartel in your business
- How to detect and prevent cartels in your
company
- How to protect yourself against
personal liability and jail sentences for collusive conduct
- What to do during a dawn raid of the Competition
Commission
Related
Presentations:
DownloadPaul Coetser and Irma-Dalen Gouws' Presentation
Forensics
To
find a corporate criminal you have to know where to look… - 18 February
2010
Presenter: Dave Loxton,
Director
Seminar
Overview
White collar crime has become endemic
in modern corporate life and South African businesses increasingly
confront significant challenges in preventing and countering fraud,
corruption and dishonest misconduct, particularly when employees are
involved. Werksmans held a Forensics seminar, hosted
by director Dave Loxton, which provided practical insights into
how your business can prevent and combat the scourge of economic crime,
and keep on the straight and narrow while complying with enhanced
ethical and governance requirements. Specifically the seminar will
address following:
- Corporate
fraud trends
- Best practice regarding the
prevention and detection of white collar crime
- Regulatory
compliance and corporate governance considerations
- The
development of pre-emptive Corporate Compliance Programmes
Related
Presentations:
Download Dave Loxton’sPresentation
Consumer
Protection Act
The
Goods, the Bags and the Ugly: A Consumer Protection Act Seminar - 23
July 2009
Presenters: Neil Kirby, Eric
Levenstein and Ina Meiring,
Directors
Seminar
Overview:
This new legislation will have
wide-reaching impact on South African business as we know it. The Act
consolidates the rights of consumers and attempts to promote what has
been termed a fair, accessible and sustainable marketplace for consumer
products and services. The seminar provided insights into the
key implications of the Act.
Related
Presentations:
Download Neil Kirby'sPresentation
Download Ina Meiring'sPresentation
Download Eric Levenstein'sPresentation
READY, STEADY,
GO! Get all the insight into the Consumer Protection Bill without
shopping around – 19 February
2009
Presenters: Neil Kirby and Ina
Meiring, Directors
Seminar
Overview:
The new Consumer Protection Bill will
be enacted shortly. The new legislation will have wide-reaching impact
on South African business as we know it. The Bill consolidates the
rights of consumers and attempts to promote what has been termed a fair,
accessible and sustainable marketplace for consumer products and
services. Join Directors Neil Kirby and Ina Meiring for a seminar which
will help you understand the key implications of the new legislation and
how best to safeguard your business
interests.
Related
Presentations:
Download Ina Meiring'sPresentation
Goods And
Services Like You've Never Seen Them Before: Consumer Rights in South
African Law - 30 July 2008
Presenters:
Eric Levenstein, Neil Kirby,
Directors
Seminar
Overview:
The new Consumer Protection Bill will
be enacted during the course of 2008 and will have wide-reaching impact
on a diversity of key industries in South Africa. The Bill consolidates
the rights of consumers and attempts to promote what has been termed a
fair, accessible and sustainable marketplace for consumer products and
services. In amongst the legalese, what are the issues of which you
should be aware?
Related
Presentations:
Download Neil Kirby'sPresentation
Download Eric Levenstein'sPresentation
Download David Burdette'sPresentation
Business
Recovery, Insolvency Restructuring
Director's
Insolvency Checklist Seminar - 2 June
2009
Presenters: Eric Levenstein and
Paul Winer, Directors
Seminar
Overview:
Werksmans' directors Paul Winer and
Eric Levenstein, leading corporate governance expert Professor Mervyn
King and Les Matuson, Executive Director of Matuson & Associates
presented at the definitive Director's Insolvency Checklist seminar.
The seminar provided directors with the necessary insight on how best to
handle a financial crisis and looming insolvency, while safeguarding
against personal liability.
Related
Presentations:
Download EricLevenstein's Presentation
Download Paul Winer'sPresentation
Download Prof Mervyn King'sPresentation
Download Les Matuson'sPresentation
Health
Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences
Medicines
& Related Substances Amendments Seminar – 26 March
2009
Presenters: Neil Kirby and
Bulelwa Khemese, Directors
Seminar
Overview:
Werksmans held a seminar to discuss
the proposed amendments to the Medicines & Related Substances
Act No. 101 of 1965, as amended (“the Act”) and the amendments to the
General Regulations in terms of the
Act.
Related
Presentations:
Download Neil Kirby'sPresentation
Download Bulelwa Khemese'sPresentation
Tax
Tax
Amendments Seminar: 25 November
2008
Presenters: Ernest Mazansky and
Kyle Mandy, Directors, Werksmans Tax (Pty)
Ltd
Seminar
Overview:
Our firm hosted a half-day conference
at which Ernest Mazansky and Kyle Mandy, Directors in our Tax team,
covered issues to help you effectively navigate the complexities and
business implications of the 2008 Tax Amendments. Our keynote speaker,
Keith Engel, Chief Director: Legal Tax Design, National Treasury,
provided insights into the rationale behind the
changes.
Related
Presentations:
Download ErnestMazansky's Presentation
Download Kyle Mandy'sPresentation
Download Keith Engel'sPresentation
Companies
Act
Companies
Bill Seminar Series - 4, 9, 16 September & 13 October
2008
Presenters: Gareth Driver, Wildu
du Plessis, Ina Meiring, Eric Levenstein, and Paul Winer,
Directors
Seminar
Overview:
Our firm, accompanied by a panel of
experts, hosted a definitive Companies Bill seminar series
during September and October 2008. The seminars provided business with
high-level insights into the Bill while highlighting the key aspects to
be aware of. We are pleased to make available to clients, seminar
attendees and the broader marketplace some of the presentations
leveraged at the
seminars.
Related
Presentations:
Seminar 1 - Companies
Bill Overview: Thursday, 4 September 2008
Download PietDelport's Presentation
Download InaMeiring's Presentation
Seminar 2 -
2013 Corporate Finance and Fundamental Transactions: Tuesday, 9
September 2008
Download Piet Delport'sPresentation
Download Ina Meiring'sPresentation
Download Gareth Driver'sPresentation
Seminar 3 -
Corporate Governance: Directors Duties and Creditor &
Shareholder Rights: Tuesday, 16 September
Download GarethDriver's Presentation
Download PietDelport's Presentation
Seminar
4 - Business Rescue, Compromises with Creditors and Winding-Up: Monday,
13 October
Download Eric Levenstein'sPresentation
Download Paul Winer'sPresentation
