LAW@WORK IS A DYNAMIC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ENTITY THAT AIMS TO SERVE CLIENTS IN THE MOST PEOPLE- BASED SERVICE INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD, BEING THE AREA OF HR, LABOUR LAW AND LABOUR RELATIONS.
To become a trusted labour and legal advisory partner to employers across South Africa, delivering practical, compliant, and commercially sound solutions that foster stability, integrity, and sustainable growth.
Our mission is to provide small businesses in South Africa with accessible, expert labour and legal advisory services that simplify compliance, reduce risk, and support confident decision-making. We are committed to building long-term partnerships grounded in trust, responsiveness, and professional excellence.
1. Honesty and Integrity
We conduct our business with transparency, fairness, and unwavering ethical standards. Trust forms the foundation of our client relationships, and we remain committed to doing what is right — always.
2. Professionalism and Diligence
We uphold the highest standards of professional conduct in every engagement. Through meticulous preparation, attention to detail, and disciplined execution, we ensure reliable and legally sound outcomes.
3. Caring for Others
We recognise that behind every business are people. We approach each matter with empathy, respect, and a genuine commitment to supporting our clients and their teams with practical and thoughtful solutions.
4. Value for Money
We are dedicated to delivering high-quality advisory services that are cost-effective and commercially sensible, ensuring our clients receive measurable value and meaningful results.
A retainer fee is a fixed payment on a monthly basis that ensures you are able to budget for a bouquet of services at a fixed fee.
Retainer fees are capped at a fee that is agreed to, based on your requirements. You only pay for additional services and clients do not receive invoices for petty charges like phone calls, faxes and so on.
The retainer fee is based on:
This fee model involves regular payments of a set fee to cover all work done in the period concerned. Retainer fees are payable in advance. This advance payment is the primary rationale for the discount we apply to our retainer fees. The retainer fee is based on a discount on equivalent hourly rate-based fees.
As part of the retainer package, you also get:
Employment Equity Act
Vetting
Setting up of company HR/IR administrative staff procedures
Salary or bonus negotiations
Investigating misconduct
Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA)
Companies Act
Employment Equity Act
Strategy sessions
Drafting of policies…
IT Law
Drafting of commercial contracts
Reviewing commercial contracts
Advice on transactions
Legal processes
Business Intelligence Services (BIS)
Fraud and corruption investigations
Workplace investigations
Procurement fraud investigations
Conducting disciplinary hearings
Basic labour law guidance to the law of dismissal
Employment equity training
Procurement investigations
Fraud and corruption investigations
For a fixed monthly fee, we assist with –
Drafting of employment contracts
Employment policies
Disciplinary hearings
Legal compliance and more…
In order to provide a speedy and cost-effective method to obtain labour law and HR advice, we are offering an initial “remote consultation” at no cost.
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