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The B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice make provision for the definition of “Black People”, who ultimately qualify to participate and benefit from the B-BBEE programme and for measured entities to gain BEE points for implementing initiatives to benefit such participants.

In terms of section 188 of the Labour Relations Act 65 of 1995, an employee should not be dismissed without following a fair procedure and ensuring the procedural and substantive fairness of such a dismissal.

The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (hereinafter referred to as B-BBEE) Codes of Good Practice allow for the use of so-called sworn affidavits to represent a measured entity’s B-BBEE Level in certain instances.

Employees often complain about various aspects of their employment. However, mere complaints about aspects of their employment, or their employer, or their duties as an employee do not automatically mean that the employer is making continued employment intolerable for the employee.

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition has published the long-awaited and long-overdue guidelines on broad-based ownership programmes in respect of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) in the form of an Explanatory Memorandum in Government Gazette No. 44591 dated 18 May 2021.

Compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act or POPIA) is becoming increasingly crucial for businesses as Personal Information has become one of the most powerful commodities in the modern world.