Juta’s Annual Labour Law Update Seminar 2025

Now in its 24th year, Juta’s Annual Labour Law Update seminar remains a trusted source for legal professionals, HR and labour practitioners, and employers seeking up-to-date guidance on developments in South African labour law.

Presented by a panel of leading experts and accredited by the SA Board for People Practices (SABPP), this essential update helps you stay compliant, minimise legal risk, and make informed workplace decisions

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Our panel of experts cover the most important updates in labour legislation and case law:

Individual employment law – Dr John Grogan
⦁ Disciplinary procedures: Drafting charges, consequences of unfair hearings, LRA vs BCEA?
⦁ Misconduct: Handling dubious sick certificates, substance use, and political activity in the workplace
⦁ Automatically unfair dismissals: Cases involving ageing employees and religious observance
⦁ Unfair labour practices: Promotion, demotion, benefits, and warnings

Collective labour law - Adv. Craig Bosch
⦁ Interpretation and application of collective agreements
⦁ Strike-related dismissals: What constitutes a protected strike?
⦁ Registration of trade unions and employers’ organisations

Discrimination law – Adv Tanya Venter
⦁ Proving discrimination
⦁ Arbitrary discrimination
⦁ Harassment and bullying
⦁ Unequal pay

Retrenchments and transfer of business – Puke Maserumule
Proposed amendments
⦁ Codes of Good Practice
⦁ Labour Relations Act
⦁ Basic Conditions of Employment Act
⦁ Employment Equity Regulation

Date: 20 October 2025
Venue: Century City Convention Centre, Cape Town, Cape Town

Date: 23 October 2025
Venue: Radisson Blu, Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth

Date: 28 October 2025
Venue: NEW Windmill Casino, Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein

Date: 30 October 2025
Venue: Coastlands Hotel, Umhlanga, Umhlanga

Date: 05 November 2025
Venue: CSIR Convention Centre, Pretoria, Pretoria

Date: 06 November 2025
Venue: Maslow Hotel, Sandton, Sandton, Johannesburg