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
Led by labour litigation expert Sandile July, the labour and employment team at Werksmans Attorneys handled a wide range of contentious matters, including allegations of workplace misconduct and dismissal disputes. Jacques van Wyk handles corporate restructuring mandates and the employment law aspects of M&A transactions, while Andre Van Heerden‘s workload takes in employment contractual matters, dismissal claims, and restraints of trade issues. Pension law cases and executive terminations are core areas of strength for Bradley Workman-Davies. Nonkosazana Nkosi lends support on employment-related disputes.