About

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ENSafrica houses the largest and most experienced of the leading employment teams in Africa and is renowned for its involvement in high-level matters throughout the continent.

Our key differentiator is our leveraged approach to teamwork, which sees all our team members – from senior executives to candidate attorneys – working together on matters. This means that you benefit from the best possible service, at the best possible rates.

Our dedicated employment team advises African and international companies in all major industries on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law, as well as pension and employee benefits, such as the employment of expatriates, global mobility and cross-border matters. We also advise on all aspects of collective labour law, including dealing with trade unions, organisational rights issues, and industrial action.

We are well known for our expertise in transfers of business, restructuring, retrenchments, outsourcing, executive terminations, collective bargaining disputes and discrimination law, and we are the recognised industry leader in employment-related insolvency, liquidation, distress and business rescue matters.

We also have a strong litigation and restraint of trade work reputation, with our own internal counsel and most practitioners appearing personally in litigation matters rather than using external counsel.

Chambers Review

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Employment - South Africa

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What the Team is Known For

With one of the largest employment teams in South Africa, ENS has experience across a plethora of employment issues, including industrial action, lockouts, whistle-blowing, wage issues and employee misconduct. The firm is additionally noted for its expertise in employment issues stemming from corporate restructuring, as well as executive terminations and unfair discrimination cases. The team has notable experience handling issues relating to the outsourcing of labour, including Section 197 proceedings relating to automatic employee transfer. The firm's dispute resolution practice is also highly respected and has significant expertise in employment disputes. Its enviable roster of clients includes major South African and international companies, with particular activity in mining and telecoms.

Work Highlights

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  • ENS represented Puma Energy in an unfair dismissal case brought against them.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Peter le Roux
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Peter le Roux
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Senior Statespeople

Peter le Roux is a revered lawyer who is valued for his decades of experience in the field. He continues to assist the firm's clients with issues relating to discriminatory wage gaps and collective agreements.

Peter le Roux is an expert in his field. He has historical, institutional knowledge.

Brian Patterson
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Brian Patterson
Head of Employment
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Band 1

Brian Patterson is sought out by high-profile South African corporates for his counsel on the employment consequences of business rescue proceedings and large-scale business restructurings. He also provides accomplished advice on employment disputes.

Dion Masher
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Dion Masher
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Band 2

Dion Masher has developed a prominent name for himself as an employment litigator. He acts for a number of blue-chip South African clients on restructuring processes and dismissal disputes.

Dion Masher does really good work for his clients.

He is a very good litigator.

Fritz Malan
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Fritz Malan
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Band 2

Fritz Malan is well versed in labour relations, such as exemption applications and disputes. He is well placed to represent clients in corruption and misconduct cases.

Joe Mothibi
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Joe Mothibi
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Band 3

Joe Mothibi has a wide-ranging employment law practice covering both advisory and contentious mandates. He possesses deep experience of employee and executive termination, as well as advising on unlawful conduct cases and strike actions.

We are impressed with how Joe Mothibi handles the work. He is very commercially astute.

Ross Alcock
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Ross Alcock
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Band 3

Ross Alcock maintains a notable employment practice, offering particular expertise advising on employment considerations of corporate transactions and restructurings. He is also well positioned to advise on misconduct in the workplace and related unfair dismissal disputes.

His breadth of experience is amazing and his turnaround time and responsiveness are even stronger.

Stuart Harrison
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Stuart Harrison
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Band 3

Stuart Harrison is an accomplished lawyer with an extensive labour and employment practice. He offers clients holistic advice on wage disparity issues, whistle-blowing matters, executive termination and misconduct cases, as well as employee benefits and labour relations.

He has good client insight.

Stuart Harrison is an excellent labour law attorney. He has vast knowledge of the industry, is forward thinking and looks for resolutions to problems. His litigation skills are also excellent.

Muzi Khoza
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Muzi Khoza
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Band 4

Muzi Khoza assists both public and private sector clients with a range of labour law issues. He regularly advises on employment litigation and workforce restructuring.

Ranked Lawyers at
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South Africa

Employment

Peter le Roux
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Peter le Roux
S
Senior Statespeople
Brian Patterson
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Brian Patterson
Head of Employment
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Band 1
Dion Masher
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Dion Masher
2
Band 2
Fritz Malan
2
Fritz Malan
2
Band 2
Joe Mothibi
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Joe Mothibi
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Band 3
Ross Alcock
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Ross Alcock
3
Band 3
Stuart Harrison
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Stuart Harrison
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Band 3
Muzi Khoza
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Muzi Khoza
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Band 4

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