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ALC Advogados

New General Labour Law: main changes and impacts

On December 27, Law no. 12/23 was published in the Official Gazette, approving the new General Labour Law (Lei Geral do Trabalho – new LGT), which comes into force within 90 days of its publication.

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MMAKS Advocates

The Uganda Court of Appeal has upheld that employers can terminate employees without reason by providing notice or payment in lieu of notice

Court of Appeal; Civil Appeal No. 182 of 2021; Stanbic Bank (Uganda) Limited vs Nassanga Saphinah Kasule

 

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Goldsmiths Solicitors

Termination of Employment in Nigeria: Legal Considerations for Employers

Like in all common law jurisdictions, relationships between employers and employees in Nigeria are primarily governed by their contracts of employment and any applicable employment laws for the time being in force. Contracts of employment would typically deal with issues ..

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Werksmans Attorneys

National Treasury sees the light regarding foreign employers

The latest feedback received from National Treasury regarding the proposal to require foreign employers to register for employees’ tax (Pay-As-You-Earn) has been significantly watered down but questions remain on the revised proposal.

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Bowmans

South Africa: The end of maternity leave

On 25 October 2023, the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa in the matter between Van Wyk Others v The Minister of Employment and Labour delivered a judgment which may, for the interim, abolish maternity leave as provided for in the Basic Conditions of Empl..

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TripleOKLaw

Ensuring Compliance and Fairness in Employment Background Checks

Lessons from the ODPC Decision in Complaint No. 0586 of 2023, Harrison Kisaka vs. Faulu Microfinance Bank Limited

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Sal & Caldeira Advogados

Publication of the New Labour Law

We hereby inform the business community and other interested parties that the new Labour Law, Law no. 13/2023, of 25 August, has been published in the Official Gazette on 25 August 2023. 

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ENSafrica

The private use of cannabis, workplace testing policies and discrimination

In the wake of the landmark decision in Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and others v Prince and others (“Prince III”) which resulted in South Africa’s legalisation of the private use of cannabis, the interaction be..

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Sal & Caldeira Advogados

Minimum salaries for 2023

We hereby inform the business community and other interested parties that the national minimum wages, by sector of activity, for the year 2023, were approved by the Council of Ministers on 25 April 2023, with effect from April 1, 2023.

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