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Navigate Your Uncontested Divorce With Peace of Mind In 4 Steps Expert Legal Guidance Empowering You For a Fresh Start

𝙂𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙.

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, 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮-𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙, uncontested divorce services where most of the work is done online so that you have more personal time to 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝟰-𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙐𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 - 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙚

1️⃣ Complete our online divorce form - www.iedivorce.co.za;

2️⃣ Pay the first fixed fee instalment;

3️⃣ Sign the necessary paperwork;

4️⃣ 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 clients—𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. Our online process adds convenience to your divorce journey, with fixed rates starting as low as R9,000, *all-inclusive.

𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙭𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙚𝙚, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜:

* 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.

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲.𝗰𝗼.𝘇𝗮 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲.𝗰𝗼.𝘇𝗮 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝟬𝟳𝟮𝟱𝟬𝟵 𝟬𝟵𝟬𝟵.

*T&Cs ᴀᴘᴘʟʏ

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 employee’s 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 “Toronto House” 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 Theo’s 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.

Click here to book: https://lnkd.in/dSVX6vbi

*We are moving office*

Exciting news! From the 1st of May 2023, you will find us at Unit 6A, 6 Circle Road, Sunridge, Table View.

Our other contact details stay the same.

We look forward to welcoming you to our new office!

What we offer:

We Chair or Initiate:
Disciplinary | Incapacity Hearings

We Draft:
Employment Contracts | Workplace Policies and Procedures | Rescission Applications

We handle:
Strikes | Industrial Action | Retrenchments

We do:
Online Labour Relations Training

Email us at [email protected]

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!🥺).

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.🌸

Director: Nazli Williams
[email protected]

We are hiring!

We have a candidate attorney position opening up.

If you have a 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐋𝐁 and live in the 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐎𝐍/𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐆/𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 area with a keen interest in civil law in general, Family law, and Labour law, hit us up.

𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐎𝐍/𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐆/𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘.

Unfortunately, we have NO other positions in our firm at this time.

Send your CV to [email protected]

No DMs/inbox messages, please.

*𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑢𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑠, 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑓𝑢𝑙.*

Always nice when a judge compliments you.🙂 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!🥳

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.🥺

Judge: Oh, well done. It's a pleasure working through your files.

Me: Thank you!🫠🥲🫠

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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.

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.

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.

Stay compliant!