EFFECT OF BUSINESS RESCUE ON EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTS

25 Mar 2019

The main effect of this section is to regulate the position of employees and their contracts in the context of the business rescue proceeding, and to regulate the position o...

INCOME TAX: COMPANIES CLOSE CORPORATIONS TRUSTS & SO...

25 Mar 2019

A company, Close Corporation or business trust is a separate tax entity for income tax purposes. Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships are not. Tax will be paid by the partne...

PROTECTION FOR WHISTLE BLOWERS

25 Mar 2019

We see that any provision of a company’s Memorandum of Incorporation or rules, or an agreement, is void to the extent that it is inconsistent with, or purports to limit, set asi...

WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE INCORPORATION OF A CO...

25 Mar 2019

The following list describes the different documents that will have to be prepared and filed with the Commission to incorporate a new company: It is important to note that th...

PARENTING PLAN CHECKLIST

21 Feb 2019

LEGISLATION:LEGISLATION: Section 33 and 34 of the Children’s Act. FORMALITIES: Must be in writing and signed by the parties to the agreement. May be registered w...

Retrenchments in terms of Sections 189 of the Labour Rela...

06 Feb 2019

Often employers find themselves in difficult financial positions. The employer sometimes has no choice but to retrench some of its employees in order for its business to continu...

REMEDIES FOR UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE

16 Aug 2018

In terms of Section 193 of the LRA, we see that it is directed that an arbitrator appointed in terms of this Act may determine any unfair labour practice dispute referred to the...

Making child’s play of child maintenance

16 Aug 2018

What is maintenance? In South African law the terms ‘support’, ‘maintenance’ and ‘alimony’ are used interchangeably, although the latter is used less frequently. In South Afric...

TYPES OF DIVORCES

16 Aug 2018

Divorces are categorised as either uncontested or contested . We will now provide a brief summation of the above. → UNCONTESTED DIVORCES: This is definitely the ...