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South Africa HR Employment Law & Labor Relations Conference

Strengthening Labor Relations and Ensuring Full Compliance with HR & Employment Laws

Venue: Hyatt Regency, Johannesburg
28th - 29th May 2013 - Main Conference
30th May 2013 - Post Conference Workshop
   
 
 

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Top-Tier Employment Law Practitioners
 
 

Jonathan Goldberg
Chief Executive Officer
Global Business Solutions

Jonathan Goldberg is the CEO of Global Business Solutions, a leading Labor Law and Human Resource consultancy. He is a nationally acclaimed consultant, author, and lecturer on various aspects of Labor law and BBBEE. Jonathan is the co-author of "Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment: Final Codes and Scorecard". Jonathan is the Master of HR practitioner in the field of Employment Relations for the South African Board for personnel practice. He is the member of the Transkei National Manpower Commission, Independent Mediation and Arbitration Panel of Republic of South Africa. He is also the panelist of Tokiso Dispute Resolution Panel.

Jonathan speaks frequently at the seminars and conferences concerning labor law and legal developments. He has lectured and advised over 3000 companies in implementing employment equity legislation and Broad Based Black Economic Legislation.

 
 
 

Ivan Israelstam
Chief Executive Officer
Labor Law Management Consulting

Ivan Israelstam is the Chief Executive Officer of Labor Law Management Consulting. He is known as a leading practitioner in labor law and pragmatic labor relations management with many years experience in corporate human resources management. He has an honors degree from The University of the Witwatersrand and an IPM diploma in Personnel Management and in Training.

Ivan is a regular labor law columnist for a number of newspapers and journals including Professional Management Review and "The Star" newspaper's "Workplace". He is also the primary author of the "Labor Law for Managers Practical Handbook". Ivan was appointed in 1996 as a part time commissioner with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. He is currently the chairperson of the Labor Affairs Committee of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry and therefore on the cutting edge of business decision making on labor issues.

Ivan Israelstam speaks frequently on television and radio and is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars on subjects including labor law, Affirmative action, discipline, dismissal, union negotiations and conflict management. In recognition of his contribution in this field Ivan has been featured in the book "Who's Who in Southern Africa".

 
 

Michael Bagraim
Practicing Managing Partner
Bagraims Attorneys LLB

Michael Bagraim is a graduate of Rhodes University where he earned his BA in Political Science and his LLB. He was admitted as an advocate in 1982 and as an attorney in 1986. He found his passion within the field of Labor Law and has been practicing in that area exclusively since 1986. In this capacity he has become an acknowledged leader in this precarious field of the law. He has been the litigant on numerous ground-breaking legal disputes and lectures at various institutions on Workplace Management and Labor Legislation.

Michael opened Michael Bagraim & Associates in (date) as a niche group of attorneys offering specialist services in the field of Labor Law. As such, he has built up an impressive clientele and a reputation for being the 'go to' man on issues pertaining to Labor Law. He is the official legal advisor for the Trade Union Directory and is a former member of the Department of Trade and Industry Task Team that was responsible for assessing labor legislation and the development thereof. Michael is also the President of the Cape Chamber of Commerce. He currently advises nationwide corporations on the restructuring and management of their labor forces.

 
 
 

Anastasia Vatalidis
Head of Labor & Employment Practice Area
Werksmands Attorneys

Anastasia is the Head of the Labor & Employment Practice Area in Werksmans Attorneys. She is the Leading Lawyer in Labor and Employee Benefits by PLC Which Lawyer and also Recommended Lawyer in Labor and Employment by the Legal 500 for 3 consecutive years (2010 - 2012).

She has many years of legal experience advising on a broad spectrum of Employment such as Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labor Relations Employment Act, Employment Equity Act, Unemployment Insurance Fund, Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act as well as Occupational Health and Safety Act. Anastasia specialized in commercial employment transactions, employment litigation, pension law, and Health and Safety Law.

 
 

Professor Hugo Pienaar
Director, Employment
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Professor Hugo Pienaar is the Director of Employment at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. He is recommended by PLC Which Lawyer in the area of Labor and Employee Benefits. He is also recommended by the Legal 500 in the area of Dispute Resolution as well as Labor and Employment.

Professor Hugo acted as a judge in the labor court. He lectures part time in employment law subject to post-graduates at various tertiary institutions, the Da Vinci Institute, and similarly, for the Law Society of South Africa. He contributed to textbooks and served on the government task team established to compile labor legislation for the state. He is also advised on and developing a labor law framework for major institutions in the United Arab Emirates.

Professor Hugo specialized in collective bargaining, employment equity, discrimination disputes, strikes related actions handling, retrenchment and redundancies, and also structuring of the companies.

 
 

Karen Ainsle
Director
Norton Rose South Africa

Karen Ainslie is an employment and labour lawyer based in Johannesburg. She specialises in litigation and regularly appears in the Labour and Labour Appeal Courts. She has extensive experience in reviewing arbitration awards and in unfair discrimination claims.

Karen has vast experience advising on all employment aspects arising from transfers, mergers and the realignment of South African offices with international group offices. She regularly advises on the practical and contractual aspects of Section 197 of the Labor Relations Act, 1995, which regulates the transfer of contracts of employment.

Most recently, Karen advised on a number of major transfers in the telecommunications industry. She was on the team involved with Barclays acquiring Absa and represented South Africa's largest airport managing company in its successful application before the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration's Essential Services Committee, making her one of only a few practitioners with expertise in this particular field. Karen acts for many of the major local and international banks as well as for a number of South African and African clients in the retail, production, mining and telecommunication sectors

 
 

Paul Fouche
Partner
Fasken Martineau

Paul specializes in employment and constitutional law and occupational and mine health and safety.

He has special interest and experience in occupational and mine health and safety matters, employee benefits, employment related tax issues and employee share schemes. He also advises on restraint of trade agreements and unlawful competition and leads the firm's employment team in due diligence project.

A substantial part of his work relates to restructuring, outsourcing and re-organization of the workplace, employment issues in mergers and acquisitions and collective bargaining. Paul formulates and develops employment contracts, personnel policies and procedures and advises on the implementation of employment equity. He specializes in the resolution of labor disputes such as unfair discrimination, dismissals, unfair labor practices, strike management, and the interpretation and application of employment statutes and labor law generally.

 
 

Deirdre Venter
Partner
Webber Wentzel

Deirdre is a partner in the Employment and Employee Benefits Practice. She completed her articles at Deneys Reitz. In 2000 Deirdre joined Leppan Beech Incorporated as a professional assistant.

Prior to joining Webber Wentzel in March 2010, Deirdre was a partner and shareholder at Leppan Breech Incorporated

She has advised broad range of clients which include: Anglo Platinum, ASA Metals (Pty) Ltd, BHP Billiton Energy Coal SA (Pty) Ltd, Bokoni Platinim; First National Bank ; Gold Fields Mining SA (pty) Ltd; Harmony Gold Mining Ltd; Ivanhoe Nickel and Platinum; Johnson Matthey (Pty) Ltd; Platreef Resources (Pty) Ltd; Rhino Minerals (Pty) Ltd and Samancor Tubatse Ferrochrome

 
 

Johan Botes
Director
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Johan Botes is a director of the Employment practice specialising in employment law and labour relations. Johan is an internationally accredited Change Management practitioner. He has a Masters Degree in Labour Law, and regularly appears in the CCMA, Bargaining Councils, Labour Court and High Court.

He has extensive practical experience in general industrial relations, labor negotiations, labor dispute resolution, negotiation and change management. Johan advised and represented clients that include South African Airways, Comair, South African Express Airways, Qantas, Firmenich SA, AON Re, PSG Konsult and Independent Newspapers

 
 
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