GARNISHEE ORDERS – THE WAY FORWARD

Subsequent to the judgement granted by the Constitutional Court on 13 September 2016, RMI4Law has been inundated with calls from employers with questions as to how to deal with the emoluments attachment orders (“garnishee orders”) applicable to their employees.. An...

ENFORCEMENT OF CCMA AWARDS

Employees seeking relief at the CCMA will most certainly be relieved by the judgement of the Labour Appeal Court in the matter of the CCMA vs MBS TRANSPORT CC and Five Others [J1807/2015] / [JA94/2015] delivered on 28 June 2016.  In this judgement the court confirms...

CHANGE OF MARITAL DISPENSATION

The choice between available marriage regimes is an important one, as it determines spouses’ liability towards creditors of the other, rights to deal with matrimonial property, and entitlement to assets of the estate(s) upon dissolution of the marriage by death or...

STAFF LOANS AND THE NCA

Since its inception the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (“the NCA”), has significantly stirred the waters of the credit industry in South Africa.  The purpose of the NCA is   to promote and advance the social and economic welfare of South Africans as well as to ensure...