The changes in the FIDIC suite introduce a more rigorous approach to procedure and generally bring more certainty and predictability.
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South Africa: Tax on voluntary severance packages
In essence employees who volunteered to be retrenched did not get the ZAR 500 000 tax exemption provided for in the Income Tax Act.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Interesting court ruling makes hospital, not police, sole cause of damages
The Pretoria High Court recently ruled that negligence on the part of the hospital that treated the victim was the sole cause of his damages.
Continue readingSouth Africa: What is one month’s notice?
A “month’s notice” in a termination clause and whether a qualifier like a month’s notice has been the subject of debate in our law.
Continue readingSouth Africa: The Importance of correctly classifying imported goods
Goods imported into South Africa are subject to Customs Duty. While some goods may be exempt from this tax most goods attract Customs Duty.
Continue readingSouth Africa: Employers are not precluded from relying on operational requirements to dismiss employees who refuse to accept a change in working conditions
What an employer communicates to employees as its intended reason for the dismissals is also an important evidential factor.
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