Tag: Webber Wentzel

  • Civil unrest and public looting: Managing key employment issues

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    By Lizle Louw, Kate Collier, Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Shane Johnson & Mbali Nkosi at Webber Wentzel Employers seeking an appropriate response to the civil unrest and public looting that has taken […]

  • To compile a PAIA Manual or not to compile a PAIA Manual? – that is the question

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    By Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu, Wendy Tembedza & Karl Blom from Webber Wentzel Certain entities are exempt from compiling a PAIA Manual until 31 December 2021, but this depends on […]

  • Employer roles on mandatory vaccination rollouts

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    by Dhevarsha Ramjettan & Shane Johnson from Webber Wentzel Employers are currently faced with the difficult question whether to make vaccination mandatory for their employees. Obviously, employers want to create and maintain […]

  • Various routes to solving customs and excise disputes with SARS

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    Part 1 of 4: internal administrative appeal By Rudi Katzke, Partner at Webber Wentzel SARS’ Customs and Excise divisions are responsible for administering relevant aspects of the Customs and Excise […]

  • Dismissing employees for not observing workplace Covid-19 protocols

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    By Nivaani Moodley & Shane Johnson from Webber Wentzel ​​Two recent decisions from labour dispute resolution forums have dealt with discipline of employees for failing to observe Covid-19 protocols – one dismissal […]

  • The impact of the impending AARTO Act on employers

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    By Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Kalene Watson, Shane Johnson & Shannon de Vries from Webber Wentzel ​​The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act 4 of 2019 (AARTO) comes into effect on 1 July 2021. AARTO […]

  • Advertising Regulatory Board’s authority over non-members in jeopardy

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    By Bernadette Versfeld, Ziyanda Ngcobo & Lerato Niklaas from Webber Wentzel For years, many companies have turned to the widely accredited Code of Advertising Practice (the Code) to enforce their […]

  • Highest Court decision has implications for all loyalty programme providers

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    By Joon Chong, Partner at Webber Wentzel The Constitutional Court recently handed down judgment on the Clicks Retailers (Pty) Ltd v CSARS case, which has wide ramifications for all loyalty […]

  • Is your Chatbot POPIA compliant?

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    By Maison Samuels from Webber Wentzel Artificial Intelligence and digitisation are transforming the business landscape. Many new technologies are being created to streamline customer engagement, such as chatbots.  Given the […]

  • Cybercrimes Bill signed by the President

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    By Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu, Karl Blom & Wendy Tembedza from Webber Wentzel ​​​The Cybercrimes Bill has been signed by the President. This Bill will now be known as the Cybercrimes Act 19 of […]

  • Information Regulator seeking legal advice on WhatsApp privacy policy updates

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    South Africa’s Information Regulator is taking legal advice on WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy, which gives more disclosure about use of their personal information to users in the EU than outside […]

  • POPIA 101

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    All businesses with employees, customers and suppliers must comply with POPIA, which comes into effect on 1 July 2021. Here is a practical guide to the most important aspects With […]

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