Employment and Employee Benefits in Nigeria: Overview

This guide is an overview of the laws, regulation, and practice governing the relationship between employers and employees in Nigeria. The guide provides requirements of employers in areas such as …

King IV Report on Corporate Governance

Provides recommendations for corporate governance and sets forth a reporting regime wherein organizations must provide financial and nonfinancial information; while the Code is voluntary, “because it has been adopted as …

Binding Corporate Human Rights Obligations: A few observations from the South African Legal Framework

The South African Bill of rights binds private actors, as provided for in section 8(2) of the South African Constitution. However, section 8(3)(a) stipulates that when human rights provision is …

ALH. MUHAMMAADU ILIYASU BASHAR v. ALHAJI MUSTAPHA HARUNA JOKOLO & ORS

ALH. MUHAMMAADU ILIYASU BASHAR v. ALHAJI MUSTAPHA HARUNA JOKOLO _ ORS

Trade Unions Services and Benefits in Africa

This report evaluates the impact of trade union activities in Africa. The study is done against the backdrop of privatization of public corporations and the growth of the informal economy, …

OECD Case: Former employees vs. Heineken

NCPs involved: Netherlands NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Democratic Republic of the Congo DATE: 14 December 2015 STATUS: Agreement ISSUES: The complaint alleged Heineken’s headquarters in the Netherlands was or should …

Protecting pregnant workers’ rights in Lesotho

This article relates the problems of a specific pregnant worker in Lesotho who was aware of her maternity leave rights, as well as other rights afforded to her in a …

Teachers Service Commission vs Kenya National Union of Teachers, Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers & Attorney General as interested party

This case is about strike rights. The case raises several issues. First, the right to strike is a constitutional right. In this case, Section 76 of the Labour Relations Act …

Makwickana v Ethekwini Municipality and Others

11662/13) [2015] ZAKZDHC 7; 2015 (3) SA 165 (KZD) (17 February 2015)  

South African Informal Traders Forum and Others v City of Johannesburg and Others; South African National Traders Retail Association v City of Johannesburg and Others

(CCT 173/13 ; CCT 174/14) [2014] ZACC 8; 2014 (6) BCLR 726 (CC); 2014 (4) SA 371 (CC) (4 April 2014) “The Constitutional Court granted the applicants leave to appeal …

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