Author: Bean du Plessis

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Labour Law

Understanding Representativity and the rights of Trade Unions

Many employers fall victim to opportunistic Trade Unions, who exploit the employer’s lack of experience and knowledge. In this article we look at the rights of the Trade Union and how it is affected by the representativity of the Trade Union.

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Labour Law

The General Principles of Collective Bargaining

Most employers, especially those in smaller and medium enterprises, do not fully understand what Collective Bargaining really is. The problem is that they then forego massive errors when faced with dealing with these matters. In this article we explain the general principles employers must understand.

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Private Security

Identity Theft in the Security Sector: An immediate threat to act on

In this article we will briefly unpack how identity theft is impacting the Security Sector – and what a massive risk that poses. While Security Sector providers are employing due diligence to verify the identities of recruits, the official bodies of this industry are letting them down.

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Private Security

Armed Reaction, Legal Conundrums and the Exclusion of New Entrants

There is a serious and obvious flaw in the legislation around fire arm registration for security service providers, with contradicting laws leading to suspect practices from the authorities. This article offers a legal insight into the conundrum posed for the security sector when it comes to legislation around fire arms.

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Corporate Law

Whistle Blowing Policies

The Protected Disclosures Act enjoins every employer to authorise internal procedures for the receiving and dealing with information about improprieties and to take reasonable steps to bring these internal procedures to the attention of every employee. The provisions of this Act also applies to new businesses and should form part of your first consultation with your advisor.