LETTER: Labour law serves lawyers
Review of regulatory environment is needed
31 May 2019 - 05:00
Duma Gqubule made an important point in his column that unemployment will increase if the government does not change its economic policies “How Many Jobless People Will it Take?” (May 28).
I have practised labour law for more than 30 years, and the labour laws have served [my practice] very well. On many occasions it effectively takes a labour lawyer to hire someone, and in turn to dismiss the same person. This harsh labour legislative environment is good for lawyers and for trade unions but bad for the economy...
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