There is a significant intersection between labour law and competition law in South Africa. This is most evident in merger transactions, particularly where retrenchments are contemplated, but can also arise in other labour and employment contexts, including no-poaching agreements and restraints of trade.

This is an introductory course focusing specifically on the areas where competition law intersects with labour law. It is aimed at anyone wanting a good understanding of which forum has jurisdiction in the event of overlapping disputes, and how labour and employment issues are dealt with by the competition authorities.

When and where?

23 to 25 June 2025, 9:00 to 11:00 SAST

This course will be held remotely, most likely on Zoom - exact details will be sent to registered participants a few days before the course.

Course outline

In this course, we will cover:

  • Overview of the applicable legal framework
  • Objectives of competition and labour law
  • Jurisdiction of the competition and labour forums
  • Breaches of the Competition Act
  • Competition and socio-economic assessments of mergers
  • Approaches to retrenchments, transformation, ESOPs, etc
  • Practical examples, with reference to applicable case law
  • Conditions addressing public interest concerns
  • Monitoring and enforcement

Who will benefit from this course?

Attorneys, advocates, legal graduates, legal advisors, corporate counsel, regulatory professionals, NGOs and trade unions with an interest in enforcing the Competition Act.

Presenter

Advocate Candice Slump (B.Juris, LLB, and LLM) practiced as an Advocate for over 18 years and served as an Acting Judge in the High Court. In November 2017 she joined the Competition Commission of South Africa as Manager: Litigation. She leads complex competition litigation and provides competition law training to Commission economists and lawyers and to attorneys and advocates in private practice.

How much?

R2,970 per person

Certificate

A digital certificate of attendance from UCT will be issued to those who attend the full course.

How to sign up

Complete and submit the registration form. You will then be given the payment information. Please note that your registration is not complete until payment has been made.

One or two days before the course, we will send you the Zoom link. You will need to register and use a password to access the course.

Registrations close three days before the course starts.

Download the brochure.

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