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EMPLOYMENT LAW
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Contents
04 OurFirm
05 OurFootprintinAfrica
06 OurEmploymentandBenefitsPractice
07 OurSpecialistServices
08 KeyContacts
Employment Law
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Our Firm
WithsixofficesinfourAfricancountriesandover400specialisedlawyers,we
aredifferentiatedbyourindependenceandthequalityoflegalservicesweprovide.
WedrawonouruniqueknowledgeoftheAfricanbusinessenvironmentandin-depthunderstandingofthesocio-politicalclimatetoadviseclientsonawiderangeoflegalissues.Ouraimistoassistourclientsinachievingtheirobjectivesassmoothlyandefficientlyaspossiblewhileminimisingthelegalandregulatoryrisks.
Ourclientsincludecorporates,multinationalsandstate-ownedenterprisesacrossarangeofindustrysectorsaswellasfinancialinstitutionsandgovernments.
Ourexpertiseisfrequentlyrecognisedbyindependentresearchorganisations.WehavebeennamedAfricanLegalAdviseroftheYearbyDealMakersforthelastfourconsecutiveyearsandSouthAfricanLawFirmoftheYearfor2018intheChambersAfricaAwardsforExcellenceandtheSouthAfricanProfessionalServicesAwards.Wewerealsotheonlyfirmthatwas‘highlycommended’intheAfricanLawFirmoftheYear–LargePracticecategoryattheAfricanLegalAwardshostedbyLegal WeekandtheCorporateCounselAssociationofSouthAfricain2017andwontheTechnology,MediaandTelecommunicationsTeamoftheYearAward.
Bowmans is a leading Pan-African law firm. Our track record of providing specialist legal services, both domestic and cross-border, in the fields of corporate law, banking and finance law and dispute resolution, spans over a century.
BOWMANS
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WeprovideintegratedlegalservicesthroughoutAfricafromsixoffices(Cape
Town,DaresSalaam,Durban,Johannesburg,KampalaandNairobi)infourcountries(Kenya,SouthAfrica,TanzaniaandUganda).
WeworkcloselywithleadingNigerianfirm,UdoUdoma&Belo-Osagie,andMozambique-basedboutiquefirm,TacianaPeãoLopes&AdvogadosAssociados.WealsohavestrongrelationshipswithotherleadinglawfirmsacrosstherestofAfrica.
WearerepresentativesofLexMundi,aglobalassociationwithmorethan160independentlawfirmsinallthemajorcentresacrosstheglobe.Thisassociationgivesusaccesstothebestfirmsineachjurisdictionrepresented.
Our Footprint in Africa
Bowmans offices
Relationship firm
Significant transaction or advisory experience
Employment Law
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ThedrivebygovernmentsinSub-SaharanAfricatostimulateemployment,protectworkers’rightsandaddresshistoricalimbalanceshasproducedavarietyofdistinctregulatorysystemsforemploymentintheregion.Thisismademorecomplexbyastrongcultureofcollectivebargaining,andanoverlapbetweenlabourandsocialissues,betweenstrikesandsocialprotestacrosstheregion.
Wehavebeenattheforefrontofemploymentlawintheregionformanyyears.Weofferabreadthanddepthofknowledgeandexperienceinthefieldsofindustrialrelations,employment,employeebenefitsandpensionslawinAfricathatishardtomatch.Legal 500(2015)believesthatwehave“unrivalledpublicsectorexperience”;advise“avastarrayofmultinationalsandblue-chipSouthAfricancorporates”;andhavebuilt“astrongrecordinstrikesandretrenchmentexercises”.
Wekeepourclientsattheforefrontofdevelopmentsinemploymentlaws,regularlycontributetoemploymentlawpublicationsandprovidetrainingandpresentlecturesinavarietyofforums.
WedeliverawiderangeofemploymentlawservicesacrossboththepublicandtheprivatesectorsintheAfricancountriesinwhichweoperate.
Our Employment and Benefits Practice
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Our Specialist Services
CORPORATE
INSTITUTIONALPUBLICSECTOR
OURCLIENTS
EMPLOYEEENGAGEMENT
• Establishingalocalcorporatepresence(regulatoryobligations,registrations)
• Contractualarrangements(contractsofemployment,a-typicalemployment)
• Executives(bespokecontractualarrangements,directorships,compensation,tax)
• Employmentequityandbusinessdiversity
• Policydevelopment• Benefitschemes(pension,medical
insurance,shareschemes)• Employeemobility(immigration,
secondment,cross-borderandmulti-jurisdictionalemployment)
INVESTIGATIONSANDEMPLOYEERISKMANAGEMENT
• Offencesagainsttheemployer(fraud,corruption,theftsyndicates)
• Vicariousliability• Governanceandregulatoryissues
(healthandsafety,dataprotection,privacy,informationtechnology)
• Socialmedia• Employeeassistance(illness,
injury,disability)• Confidentiality,restraintsoftrade,
unlawfulcompetitionandteampoaching
• Discrimination(prohibitedgrounds,equalpay,recruitmentandselection,medicaltesting,harassment,employmentequityandaffirmativeaction)
BUSINESSTRANSFERS,OUTSOURCINGANDRESTRUCTURING
• Mergersandacquisitions(duediligence,transactionsupport,changeofcontrolprovisions,competitionlawissues)
• Privatisation• Outsourcingexercises• Corporaterestructuring• Strategicretrenchment
management• Businessrescueandinsolvency
INDUSTRIALRELATIONS
• Unionrecognition(emergenceofnewunions)
• Collectivebargaining(multipleunionengagement,tiersofbargaining,negotiationstrategy)
• Strikemanagement(contingencyarrangements,courtapplications,lockouts)
• Globaltradeunions(cross-borderunioncampaigns)
DISPUTERESOLUTION
• Boardroomconflict• Dismissals(executive,
massredundancies)• Employmentdiscrimination• Unfairlabourpractices
(promotion,demotion,probation,benefits,whistleblowing)
• Mediation,facilitationandarbitration
• Urgentcourtproceedings(strikeinterdicts,confidentialityandrestraintsoftrade)
• Appealsandjudicialreview
Employment Law
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Key Contacts
JERRYKAAPU
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699519E:[email protected]
CHRISTODD
HeadofEmploymentandBenefitsCapeTown,SouthAfrica
T:+27214807816E:[email protected]
GRAHAMDAMANT
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699508E:[email protected]
ERNESTWILTSHIRE
PartnerKampala,Uganda
T:+256414254540E:[email protected]
AUDAXKAMEJA
PartnerDaresSalaam,Tanzania
T:+255768988640E:[email protected]
HENRYNGCOBO
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699530E:[email protected]
HELENWILSENACH
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699527E:[email protected]
KARENFULTON
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699513E:[email protected]
KHOMOTSOMAKAPANE
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699433E:[email protected]
AMANDAARUMUGAM
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699507E:[email protected]
BOWMANS
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SEANOMONDI
PartnerNairobi,Kenya
T:+254202899000E:[email protected]
LUSANDARAPHULU
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699532E:[email protected]
ROBINCARR
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699504E:[email protected]
TALITALAUBSCHER
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699522E:[email protected]
MENDELSASS
PartnerCapeTown,SouthAfrica
T:+27214807841E:[email protected]
RANDALLVANVOORE
PartnerCapeTown,SouthAfrica
T:+27214807840E:[email protected]
SHELLEYWILSON
PartnerCapeTown,SouthAfrica
T:+27214807815E:[email protected]
ROSALINDDAVEY
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699510E:[email protected]
LUWAYMONGIE
PartnerJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699457E:[email protected]
JOHNBRAND
ConsultantJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699503 E: [email protected]
KESHNIPILLAY
SeniorAssociateJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699226E:[email protected]
RAINBOWFIELD
DirectorNairobi,Kenya
T:+254202899000E:[email protected]
Employment Law
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Toviewprofilesofourlawyers,
pleasevisitwww.bowmanslaw.com
NIKITAREDDY
SeniorAssociateCapeTown,SouthAfrica
T:+27214807862E:[email protected]
MELISSACOGGER
SeniorAssociateCapeTown,SouthAfrica
T:+27214807808E:[email protected]
ROVINAASRAY
SeniorAssociateJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699289E:[email protected]
NADINEMATHER
SeniorAssociateJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116999602E:[email protected]
LENJADAHMS-JANSEN
SeniorAssociateJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699610E:[email protected]
SBUDUBE
SeniorAssociateJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699291E:[email protected]
NONKULULEKOMKHWANAZI
SeniorAssociateJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699605E:[email protected]
MONIQUEJEFFERSON
SeniorAssociateJohannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699211E:[email protected]
BOWMANS
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CapeTown
T:+27214807800E:[email protected]
DaresSalaam
T: +255768988640E: [email protected]
Durban
T:+27312650651E:[email protected]
Johannesburg
T:+27116699000E:[email protected]
Kampala
T:+256414254540E:[email protected]
Nairobi
T:+254202899000E:[email protected]
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