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Provided by Johan Olivier
Johan is an expert in employment and employee benefits law as well as health and safety. He has extensive experience in corporate restructuring, dealing with collective bargaining cases, strikes, lock outs, discrimination law, disciplinary and litigation proceedings. His expertise extends to employment issues flowing from mergers and acquisitions, workforce reduction programmes, transfers of undertakings and going concerns, harmonisation of employee benefits, cross-border arrangements, retirement funds and medical aid schemes. He also has extensive experience in advising financial service providers on debarment procedures under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS).
Johan's qualifications include:
Higher Diploma in Arbitration, Association of Arbitrators, 1998
LLM (cum laude), Rand Afrikaans University, 1992
LLB, Stellenbosch University, 1986
BA, Stellenbosch University, 1984
Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Member of The Employment Committee of the International Bar Association (2000 to present)
Member of the South African Society for Labour Law (2006 to present)
Provided by Chambers
Johan Olivier is a high-profile lawyer with a particularly developed practice acting for mining sector companies. In addition to advising on employee benefits, he possesses extensive experience of collective action and employment litigation.
Provided by Chambers
Johan Olivier is very knowledgeable, gives practical advice and is willing to give guidance and support as needed. He is also very collaborative in his working style.
Johan Olivier is very knowledgeable, gives practical advice and is willing to give guidance and support as needed. He is also very collaborative in his working style.