Employment & Labour

The dynamic nature of the South African labour market and relevant legislation can prove to be a minefield for many companies. Having a dedicated legal partner with diverse and extensive experience of labour law in South Africa, offers peace of mind for our clients in what can be a complex and contentious area.

Our comprehensive range of labour law services across the full employment suite is designed to consider the needs of both employers and employees. In addition to problem resolution, we offer an industrial counselling service to provide problem avoidance through education, performance enhancement and improving company morale by identifying and addressing grievances.

As we are well integrated with our other practice areas such as litigation, and others, our clients are able to rely on the expertise found across all legal departments at Fluxmans and therefore enjoy a seamless experience in our holistic management of all labour and human resource matters.

Our clients vary from large corporations to small enterprises and we ensure that all local and cross-border firms are protected by our ability to stay up to date with relevant legislature whilst simultaneously understanding the nuances found in each area and business.

Our Services

Our experienced team of labour law attorneys provides an extensive range of employment and human resources services, including:

Advising on, negotiating, and drafting executive and other employment agreements
Drafting workplace-related policies and procedures
Assistance with labour law contracts of employment
All aspects of collective labour law, including dealings with trade unions, organisational rights issues and industrial action
Large- and small-scale restructuring and re-organization exercises and retrenchments
Employee fraud and corruption and compliance cases
Employment litigation in the various employment tribunals
Drafting restraint of trade and confidentiality undertakings and enforcing and defending the provisions thereof
Employment aspects of various transactions and cross-border M&A
Employment benefits, including medical aid and retirement funds
Employment due diligence including those coinciding with M&A transactions
Global mobility, employment-related advice and secondment agreements
Insolvency, distress, liquidations and business rescue-related employment law work
Misconduct, ill-health and poor performance issues in the workplace
Regulatory compliance, dismissal, unfair labour practice and discrimination disputes and litigation
Senior executive terminations
Sports employment law
All aspects of employment law advice and agreements arising from the transfer of businesses
Development and presentation of tailor-made training for employers to assist in educating employees regarding all aspects of employment law
Assistance with all compliance orders furnished to employers arising from labour department audits
Chairing of disciplinary enquiries and appeals