Mr Jacques van Wyk > Werksmans Attorneys > Cape Town, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Werksmans Attorneys Offices
LEVEL 1, NO.5 SILO SQUARE,
V&A WATERFRONT
CAPE TOWN 8001
South Africa
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Mr Jacques van Wyk
Work Department
Business Crimes & Investigations
Construction & Engineering
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Labour & Employment
Position
Director
Career
Director Jacques van Wyk advises in the Business Crimes & Investigations; Construction & Engineering; and Labour & Employment practice areas. He has over 25 years’ experience in all aspects of employment law and employment litigation – including corporate restructures; commercial employment transactions arising during mergers and acquisitions; executive employee terminations of employment; and drafting employment contracts and letters of appointment. Jacques also has deep experience conducting employment law compliance audits; due diligence investigations; and occupational health and safety compliance audits. He has represented clients in all employment law fora in relation to a wide range of employment law disputes.
Education
BA LLB (UCT)
1999 – 2008: Director, Cliffe Dekker
2008 – 2009: Director, ENS
2009: Director, Werksmans
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Employment
At Werksmans Attorneys
, the ‘very thorough‘ labour and employment team stands out for its strength in assisting prominent domestic and multinational clients with restructuring pension funds, employment contracts and collective bargaining issues, alongside advising on the implementation of employment policies. Practice head Sandile July is a specialist in litigation and labour law, and Jacques van Wyk advises on executive terminations, corporate restructurings and the employment aspects of M&A transactions. Bradley Workman-Davies acts on pension cases, and Andre Van Heerden advises on restraints of trade issues, dismissals claims and employment-related dispute resolution. Nonkosazana Nkosi is singled out for her contributions to the practice group.