Can your employer monitor and track your productivity remotely?
The work culture in South Africa has seen a big shift in the way it operates following the many months of lockdown imposed by Government in its attempts to curb the spread of Covid. Working from home has proved to be an essential enabler of business...
Urgent, Urgent, Emergency – what makes a court application urgent?
South African courts are under a huge amount of stress as Covid-19 has ramped up a profuse amount of new applications, all the while suffering many a logistical setback in administering these proceedings. Many businesses are hanging on by a shoestring, up to their...
It’s time to work together, apart
Negotiating work-from-home employment contracts. The past few months have seen many changes in how we live, work and interact. The corporate space in particular has been hit the hardest with regards to operations, logistics, human resources and remote work...
Insurers ordered to pay out restaurant business interruption claim
What that means for the hospitality industry A recent High Court judgement has set a significant precedent and sent the hospitality industry reaching for the champagne bottles. Judge Andre le Grange ordered insurer Guardrisk to pay out a Cape Town restaurant’s...
Business Rescue – is it worth a shot?
Business Rescue was introduced to South Africa in 2009 (following international successful trends) as a form of relief for businesses who found themselves financially under stress. Rather than following devastating liquidation processes, business rescue is available...
Online Shopping – Obligations as a supplier and rights of the consumer
Courier companies have hit the ground running as online shopping takes off while malls remain an eerie reality. Finger shopping, snuggled under the duvet, has become a new norm for many South Africans, but what do we know about our rights as electronic consumers or...
No ducking and diving – stick to the rules of insolvency
The Covid crisis has had an overwhelming impact on local business with corporate South Africa struggling to keep its head above water and the wolves at bay. With no clear indication as to how the lockdown process will further impact businesses in the coming months, an understanding of the law of insolvency can provide much clarity on the available options for companies that find themselves in financial difficulties, giving them advice on how to dispose of assets legally.
Business Rescue, liquidation or survival – time to make the call?
Big corporation or small enterprise - no business is immune to the current financial disaster 2020 has chauffeured in. We’ve seen the business rescue troubles of SAA unravel before our locked-down eyes, EDCON and Comair sending up an SOS flare and reports of...
Alternative Dispute Resolutions, a solution to your legal matters during lockdown
With the courts only open for the hearing of urgent applications or matters relating to violations of liberty, domestic violence, maintenance and matters involving children during the Covid-19 lockdown period, now more than ever finding alternative methods of...
Don’t mince your words when making those payment holiday requests
Financial managers are going to be kept busy over the next few months, prioritising payments, hopefully keeping people in their jobs, and managing the expected COVID 19 financial disaster. In negotiations with landlords, banks, financial institutions and creditors, PJ...