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06/01/2024
Happy New Year! ๐
Embracing change is never easy, especially when it means letting go of a relationship or a position you cherish. Remember, growth often comes from the most challenging moments. Trust the journey, believe in your strength, and know that sometimes, the hardest goodbyes lead to the most beautiful new beginnings. You're resilient, and brighter days are ahead.โ๏ธ
To help you navigate the divorce process with confidence and peace of mind and to ensure that your rights and the rights of your minor children are protected, we offer online, ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฎ-๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐, uncontested divorce services where most of the work is done online so that you have more personal time to ๐๐ค๐๐ช๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฎ.
4๏ธโฃ Attend court with us on your scheduled hearing date to finalise your divorce.
We are your reliable, secure, online legal solution backed by numerous satisfied clientsโ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐ค๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐. Our online process adds convenience to your divorce journey, with fixed rates starting as low as R9,000, *all-inclusive.
* Drafting the settlement agreement & parenting plan;
* Issuing a divorce summons and obtaining a case number;
* Arranging personal service of the divorce summons by the Sheriff;
* Serving the Family Advocate and obtaining their endorsement, if applicable;
* Applying for a court date;
* Index and pagination of the court file;
* Attending court with you on the hearing date to finalise the divorce.
There is a very clear line between and (PWP). Misconduct requires fault on the part of the employee i.e. intent or negligence whereas PWP is brought about by circumstances beyond the employeeโs control. Misconduct attracts and PWP attracts training, guidance, support, time or counselling. Mistake one for the other and you will pay the price in court or at the .
Take Landsec in Landsec and Another v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR 819/07) [2009] ZALC 12 (29 January 2009), for example: Theo worked for Landsec as a caretaker of the building โToronto Houseโ for nine months when he was charged with poor work performance and having a bad attitude towards his work, and dismissed.
At the disciplinary hearing, Landsec threw everything, including the kitchen sink, at Theo and accused him of consuming alcohol while on duty, subletting rooms in the building, accommodating illegal immigrants and persons who were not allowed in the building, accommodating people in the basement for financial gain, failing to distribute pamphlets warning tenants about the presence of rat poison, failing to attend to tenants complaints, and subletting his room to another person. Laying it on even thicker, Landsec said that Theo also failed in his duties as caretaker in that he failed to open the security access gate to the building for the cleaners, thereby causing the building to remain dirty and failed to patrol and identify problems in the building. Various tenants had complained about Theo not being willing to assist them when requested to do so in his role as caretaker.
Enter the CCMA. The Commissioner lambasted Landsec for charging Theo with PWP but then leading evidence relating to misconduct and dismissing him for that reason. This was . The Commissioner took the position that the charges proferred against Theo related to and not conduct. Consequently, Landsec implemented the wrong procedure in dealing with Theo.
On review, the LC agreed with the Commissioner that Theoโs dismissal was both procedurally and substantively unfair. The Court stated that the requirements and the evidence to be adduced to show that the dismissal for misconduct was procedurally fair is different to what has to be shown in the case of dismissal for . Landsec was ordered to reinstate Theo without loss of income or any benefit, nearly four years after his dismissal!
Don't be Landsec. Avoid the pitfalls and register for our online Workshop: Poor Work Performance vs Misconduct on Friday, 22 September 2023 from 9 am - 12 pm
Who should attend this workshop:
HR professionals, IR professionals, Labour law practitioners, Line managers, Supervisors, Trade union representatives, etc.
When your client in an ongoing legal matter rocks up to thank you with a bunch of flowers for just doing your job (and a little bit more, because they deserve it!๐ฅบ).
Family law is a very difficult area to practice in, and I have to do so much outside of working hours just to keep my soul and mental health steady for the sake of my own family and my clients. Days like this, where someone is just glad you exist in this profession, make every single minute I spend as a family lawyer worth it.
Thank you for the beautiful flowers, my beautiful client. You deserve all the happiness in this world, and I will do my level best to get you there.๐ธ
If you have a ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ and live in the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ area with a keen interest in civil law in general, Family law, and Labour law, hit us up.
Always nice when a judge compliments you.๐ I would also like to thank my Candidate Attorney, Sia Dube, who prepare these files for hearing. Whenever I sign off on these hearing files, I can't help but feel a sense of pride of how far Sia has come during his articles. He will be admitted as an attorney of the High Court on 5 May 2023, and neither one of us can wait!๐ฅณ
This is worth mentioning; today we divorced four clients in the Western Cape High Court.
The judge, at the end of the 4th matter, said, "Ms. Williams, I just want to compliment your instructing attorney on the preparation of your work and files. It is a pleasure dealing with your files..." or words to that effect.
Me: I am the instructing attorney, my Lord. Thank you.๐ฅบ
Judge: Oh, well done. It's a pleasure working through your files.
Me: Thank you!๐ซ ๐ฅฒ๐ซ
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If you and your spouse agree to the terms of your divorce and just want a competent, experienced attorney to help you with the paperwork stress-free and quickly, email [email protected] or send a WhatsApp text to 072 509 0909.
For our uncontested divorces, we charge a fixed fee payable in two installments.
21/02/2023
Celebrating the month of love, we are offering our Comprehensive Policies and Procedures Manual for only R4 500 to FIVE SMME's.
The Manual includes procedures relating to:
Misconduct and associated disciplinary procedures | Grievance procedure | Sexual Harassment | Leave | Substance abuse | HIV | Company asset use | Smoking | Health and Safety | Social media
We review the manual annually (free of charge).
Contact us at [email protected] for brief description of the manual contents.
21/02/2023
Take note. Stay compliant.
The Basic Conditions of Employment Earnings Threshold has been increased from R224 080.48 to R241 110.59 per year, which translates to R20 092.55 per month, with effect from 01 March 2023.
Employers must take note that employees who earn equal to or below the threshold will now enjoy the protection of the BCEA in relation to the regulation of ordinary working hours, overtime entitlement, meal intervals, night shift allowances, and pay for working on Sundays and Public Holidays.
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Patton Williams Inc. is a young, vibrant, niche market and personal service orientated legal practice located in Bloubergrant/Table View, Western Cape. We provide mainly Family law and Labour law legal services, as well as lease/rental law; evictions and drafting of lease agreements, and certain criminal law matters.
We pride ourselves on the personal nature of our relationship with our clients, based on honesty, integrity, transparency, service excellence, and communication. Our firm believes that every client is a 'big' client. Every matter, no matter how big or small, are treated with the utmost skill and competency. We strive to provide our clients with skilled legal advice and outcome based solutions that will be both cost and time effective. Our vision reflects our values; honesty, integrity, transparency, service excellence, and effective, consistent collaboration with our clients and interested parties.
The firmโs Family law and Civil litigation departments are headed by founder and director, Nazli Williams (B.Com; LLB), a well-travelled, exuberant attorney with a passion for life, people and the law. She has right of appearance in the High Court and does most of the firmโs High Court appearances herself. Nazli was born and bred in Paarl in the Western Cape and enjoys spending time with family, travelling and sewing. She has great compassion for her clients, and people in general. She firmly believes that "every client is a 'big' client".
To make an appointment with us you may:
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