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Your Websites of the Month: Boosting Health, Happiness and Productivity in Your Office

Business, Website of the Month / Law DotNews

Whether your offices are big or small, their layout is critical to promoting (or harming) your employees’ mental and physical health. Boost your team’s happiness and productivity by casting a fresh eye over your current office layout with “5 Office Design Hacks That Will Increase Employee’s Productivity” on the Dumb Little Man website. And don’t forget

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Facebook Defamation – The Truth is not Enough!

Delict and Civil Claims, Litigation / Law DotNews

You are engaged in a bitter dispute – perhaps it’s a fight over money, a family feud or a messy divorce, a disaffected employee or a vengeful neighbour. You decide to resort to Social Media “to tell the truth” about your nemesis. You feel totally safe doing so – after all, our Constitution protects our

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Landlord v Tenant: Consider the Tribunal Dispute Resolution Option

Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Property / Law DotNews

“Agree, for the law is costly” (Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman lawyer and statesman) We all know how easy it is for misunderstandings and disputes to arise between landlords and tenants, and whilst most can be resolved with a bit of open communication and negotiation, sometimes independent intervention is needed. Enter the Rental Housing Tribunal, which

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Bitcoin and the Law – Is It Legal, What About Tax, and Can You Leave it to Your Heirs?

Business, General Interest, Wills and Estate Planning / Law DotNews

Have you joined, or been tempted to join in, the “Bitcoin frenzy”? If so, read on. Bitcoin and Ethereum are probably the best known of the cryptocurrencies, but (as at 10 April 2018) there were over 1,565 of them, and that number is growing. Whether Bitcoin and its cousins are good investments is a matter

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When Is Dismissal Fair for a Fake CV?

Employment and Labour Law / Law DotNews

“…it cannot be right and proper to reinstate or re-employ a person in a position that was secured by the making of false statements” (Extract from a Labour Appeal Court judgment quoted in the case below) Employees and employers alike should be aware of a recent Labour Court decision which once again underlines the duty

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Your Websites of the Month: SMEs Prepare for the 2018 Flu Season

Business, General Interest, Website of the Month / Law DotNews

With the Northern Hemisphere emerging from a particularly bad flu season, expect South Africa to be hard hit this winter. The H3N2 strain seems to be a particular concern because of its association with pneumonia and other complications. The sick-leave cost to the economy is going to be huge, and SMEs are particularly vulnerable. Think

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