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Jacques van Wyk

Director
Branch: Cape Town
Tel: +27 (0)21 405 5142
Fax: +27 (0)86 548 9572
Email: jvanwyk@werksmans.com
 
Main Practice Areas

Forensics
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Employment

Specialises in:
  • commercial employment transactions arising during mergers and acquisitions
  • corporate restructures
  • executive employee terminations of employment
  • drafting employment contracts and letters of appointment
  • drafting of disciplinary codes and procedures
  • drafting grievance procedures
  • restraints of trade
  • advice on selection and recruitment
  • chairing disciplinary enquiries and appeals
  • employment law compliance audits and due diligence investigations
  • advice on dismissals related to misconduct, poor performance, ill-health and operational requirements
  • occupational health and safety compliance audits

Career:
BA LLB (UCT)

2009: Director, Werksmans

Highlights
  • Named as a recommended lawyer (2008) and an endorsed lawyer (2011) in Labour and Employee Benefits by PLC Which Lawyer
  • Co-authored 'Labour Law in Action – A Handbook on the new Labour Relations Act – 1997' with Frances Anderson