Kerry Fredericks is a Director and advises in the Employment and Sustainability practice areas. She specialises in employment law; health and safety law; and commercial employment. Kerry advises on various pieces of legislation; namely the Basic Conditions of Employment Act; the Labour Relations Employment Act; the Skills Development Act; the Employment Equity Act; the Unemployment Insurance Fund; and on compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act. She holds an LLB from the University of Pretoria.
Years of Experience: 10 years
Employment
Sustainability
Employment law
Health and safety law
Commercial employment
inter alia
Basic Conditions of Employment Act
Labour Relations Employment Act
Skills Development Act
Employment Equity Act
Unemployment Insurance Fund
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
BSc (Microbiology) (University of Pretoria)
LLB (with distinction) (University of Pretoria)
2012: Candidate Attorney, Werksmans
2014: Associate, Werksmans
2018: Senior Associate, Werksmans
2021: Director, Werksmans
The Legality of Locking out Non-striking Employees: The Perspective of the South African Labour Appeal Court (March 2016) in the International Labour Rights Case Law (Law Journal)
Consequences of Racism in the Workplace and Society (February 2016) in The Cape Times Business Report, The Star Business Report, The Mercury Business Report, The Pretoria News Business Report
Understanding the Employment Services Act (November 2015) in The Times Legal (and online publication)
Extension of the Employer's Rights to Lock Out, Affirmed (July 2015) in The Times Legal (and online publication)
Locking Out Non-Striking Employees (July 2015) in The Times Legal, Without Prejudice Magazine (and online publication) [Link to Article available upon request]
As ever the case in SA, delicate lines in Labour Law (February 2013) in Without Prejudice Magazine
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