Overview

South African employers, HR executives and legal practitioners face a rapidly changing employment law environment in 2026. The proposed Labour Law Amendment Bill and Labour Relations Amendment Bill mark a major overhaul of workplace regulations. Employers must manage tighter basic conditions, broader parental leave structures, strict domestic worker documentation rules under the Employment Services Amendment Bill and expanded CCMA jurisdiction across all employment statutes.

At the same time, recent high-impact Labour Court decisions have reshaped workplace rules. Courts have clarified strict limits on legal representation during CCMA conciliation, affirmed that employees cannot be dismissed merely for seeking alternative employment and set strict boundaries around whistleblowing protection under the Protected Disclosures Act. Relying on outdated HR policies or unexamined dismissal templates now creates severe financial and operational exposure for businesses.

Join Chantelle de Sousa on 25 November 2026 from 10h00 to 11h30 for the Annual Labour Law Amendments & Case Law Update webinar. She will give a practical analysis of the key legislative amendments and recent landmark judgments of the year. You’ll learn how they affect the way you update employment contracts and workplace policies, and how you manage disciplinary procedures and workplace disputes.

Learning objectives

Attending this webinar will equip you with the following skills: 

• Identify significant labour law amendments and regulatory developments affecting South African workplaces.
• Interpret recent landmark Labour Court judgments and evaluate their practical impact on workplace operations.
• Update employment contracts, terms of service and internal HR policies to reflect current statutory requirements.
• Identify high-risk compliance exposure across dismissal procedures, disciplinary hearings and dispute management.
• Apply current case law principles to workplace scenarios to ensure substantive and procedural fairness.

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics:  

• Annual Labour Law Legislative Updates
  • Overview of the proposed Labour Law and Labour Relations Amendment Bills.
  • Changes to statutory employment rights, unpredictable work arrangements and parental leave provisions.
  • Enhanced enforcement measures and penalty risks under the Employment Services Amendment Bill.
• Key Labour Law Case Law Developments
  • Review of landmark Labour Court and CCMA judgments from 2025 and 2026.
  • Judicial interpretation of dismissal rules, legal representation and alternative employment rights.
  • Practical implications of recent court findings for employers, HR advisors and legal representatives.
• Employment Rights and Employer Obligations
  • Structuring compliant employment contracts and adjusting terms and conditions of service.
  • Protecting employee rights while maintaining lawful workplace controls and operational boundaries.
  • Employer responsibilities when managing workplace grievances and employee disclosures.
• Dismissal, Disciplinary Procedures and Workplace Disputes
  • Ensuring substantive and procedural fairness in disciplinary hearings and dismissals.
  • Navigating CCMA dispute resolution procedures and jurisdictional updates.
  • Key lessons from recent case law affecting dismissal practices and retrenchment proceedings.
• Practical Application and Compliance
  • Applying statutory updates and judicial precedents to day-to-day workplace situations.
  • Conducting internal policy audits to eliminate compliance gaps and legal exposure.
  • Building resilient HR and employment dispute workflows for 2026 and beyond.

About the presenter

Chantelle de Sousa

Chantelle de Sousa Attorneys is a law firm dedicated to providing cost-effective and efficient all-round labour law services. Chantelle read for the BCom (Law and Economics) and LLB degrees at the North-West University (Potchefstroom) and the LLM (Human Rights, Conflict and Justice) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Chantelle was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in March 2011 Chantelle has worked in various areas of law including intellectual property and human rights in both Europe and the rest of the SADC region. She eventually settled in the field of labour law and has worked with employers, employees and trade unions in the South African labour space. She has an excellent network in the SADC region made up of lawyers, business and civil society. She is fluent in English, Afrikaans and Portuguese. 

Who should attend?

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:  

• Corporate legal professionals 
• Advocates
• Attorneys
• Candidate attorneys
• Law students
• Paralegals

Price

• R 400.00 - Online admission - Individual
• Group Price 1 - From R337 per person (up to 5 users)   
• Group Price 2 - From R260 per person (up to 10 users)   
• Group Price 3 - From R224 per person (over 11 users)  

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Additional material

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:  

• A summarised slide presentation.  
• Reference documents and/ or course material where available.  
• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.  

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