Sanele Vilakazi
Associate | Johannesburg
Contact
T: +27 11 669 9207
Overview
Sanele has assisted in advising several local and international corporate and public sector clients, particularly in the sectors of FMCG entertainment, media, aviation, technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, distributing, building, construction, and mining. His experience includes advising clients on various employment matters, including organizational restructures, collective and individual labour law. He has vast experience with employment litigation at the CCMA, various Bargaining Councils, the Labour Court and the Labour Appeal Court. He has also assisted in conducting investigations, initiating disciplinary hearings and advising on different aspects in the realm of workplace related misconduct, grievances and compliance.
Sanele has also assisted with drafting, updating and the revision of employment policies and contracts and conducting training on employment law-related topics such as dismissals and harassment in the workplace.
Experience
- General employment law advice to private and public sector clients.
- Assisted with advice related to key sections of the LRA, including sections 189, 189A and 197.
- Assisted with litigation in the Labour Court, including but not limited to review applications, urgent applications, referrals and assisted counsel with running trial proceedings at the Labour Court.
- Assisting with matters in the CCMA and/or Bargaining Councils.
- Conducting workplace investigations and drafting reports.
- Initiating disciplinary hearings to completion.
- Assisted with verification exercises in organizational rights.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
Education
- BA (Politics and International Relations), University of the Witwatersrand.
- LLB, University of the Witwatersrand.
INSIGHTS
Overview
Sanele has assisted in advising several local and international corporate and public sector clients, particularly in the sectors of FMCG entertainment, media, aviation, technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, distributing, building, construction, and mining. His experience includes advising clients on various employment matters, including organizational restructures, collective and individual labour law. He has vast experience with employment litigation at the CCMA, various Bargaining Councils, the Labour Court and the Labour Appeal Court. He has also assisted in conducting investigations, initiating disciplinary hearings and advising on different aspects in the realm of workplace related misconduct, grievances and compliance.
Sanele has also assisted with drafting, updating and the revision of employment policies and contracts and conducting training on employment law-related topics such as dismissals and harassment in the workplace.
Experience
- General employment law advice to private and public sector clients.
- Assisted with advice related to key sections of the LRA, including sections 189, 189A and 197.
- Assisted with litigation in the Labour Court, including but not limited to review applications, urgent applications, referrals and assisted counsel with running trial proceedings at the Labour Court.
- Assisting with matters in the CCMA and/or Bargaining Councils.
- Conducting workplace investigations and drafting reports.
- Initiating disciplinary hearings to completion.
- Assisted with verification exercises in organizational rights.
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