Employment

Bowmans

Bowmans’ employment and benefits practice houses ‘an exceptional team of lawyers, with an unwavering commitment to excellence coupled with a pragmatic and strategic approach to solving complex issues’. Led by Helen Wilsenach, the group routinely advises on a wide spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Karen Fulton fields expertise in advising financial services sector entities on employment issues, and Jerry Kaapu is sought after for his experience in advising on collective bargaining and restructurings. Nadine Mather provides ‘practical, commercially sound advice on anything employment-related’. Rosalind Davey advises on outsourcings and dismissal disputes, and Talita Laubscher handles discrimination claims. Graham Damant and Mbali Mnyandu are key names in the department.

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Testimonials

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‘Bowmans has excellent expertise, experience, robustness and attention to detail. The team is highly diversified in terms of different aspects of employment and labour law.'
‘Karen Fulton, Rosalind Davey, and Mbali Mnyandu have been stellar in their work. Their ability to immediately provide assistance for complex matters is unique. Would always highly recommend these individuals and practice team.'
'Nadine Mather is extremely knowledgeable and readily available to assist.'
‘They are a pragmatic team, providing practical advice.’
‘Nadine Mather has very keen commercial acumen and provides best-in-class legal advice.'
'The team is diverse with a number of legal minds from various backgrounds which brings a wealth of experience and perspective to their advice.'
‘Graham Damant and Rosalind Davey have provided exceptional service. Their advice is always pragmatic.'

Key clients

Transnet Soc Ltd
Pick n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd
Standard Bank Limited
FLSmidth
HCL Technologies Proprietary Limited
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
South African Local Bargaining Council and its parties (SALGA, SAMWU and IMATU)
University of Cape Town (UCT)
NBCCI
CCBSA
Foskor (Pty) Limited
SAB // Khumalo

Work highlights

Advising Transnet on investigations into allegations of impropriety and misconduct within a division of the company.
Advised HCL Technologies on the outsourcing/ transfer of key IT services across South Africa by Anglo American, a UK based diversified mining company, to HCL.
Defending the South African Local Bargaining Council and its parties before the High Court against a challenge to the validity of a collective agreement concluded in the bargaining council that restructured retirement fund arrangements in the local government sector, brought against the client by various pension funds.

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