Mr Johan Olivier > Webber Wentzel > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Webber Wentzel
90 RIVONIA ROAD, SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196,
PO BOX 61771, MARSHALLTOWN 2107
South Africa

Work Department

Employment, Health & Safety Practice

Position

Consultant

Career

Johan is an expert in employment and employee benefits law as well as health and safety. He has extensive experience in corporate restructuring, dealing with collective bargaining cases, strikes, lock outs, discrimination law, disciplinary and litigation proceedings. His expertise extends to employment issues flowing from mergers and acquisitions, workforce reduction programmes, transfers of undertakings and going concerns, harmonisation of employee benefits, cross-border arrangements, retirement funds and medical aid schemes. He also has extensive experience in advising financial service providers on debarment procedures under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS).

Education

Higher Diploma in Arbitration, Association of Arbitrators, 1998
LLM (cum laude), Rand Afrikaans University, 1992
LLB, Stellenbosch University, 1986
BA, Stellenbosch University, 1984
Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Employment

(Hall of Fame)

Johan OlivierWebber Wentzel

The ‘very professional‘ team at Webber Wentzel ‘has extensive experience in labour matters‘, and stands out for its strength in advising fintech, mining and financial services sector clients on a spectrum of employment issues. Lizle Louw has a specialist focus on assisting clients from the mining industry with individual and collective labour law matters; she co-heads the department with Eugene Phajane, who is sought after for his strength in labour litigation and industrial relations disputes. Nivaani Moodley handles transfers of business and retrenchment matters, and Mehnaaz Bux  is well versed in advising on unfair dismissals and collective bargaining work. Siya Ngcamu is singled out for his contributions, and Johan Olivier and Nick Robb have excellent reputations for their longstanding expertise in the employment law space.