Our Legal Expertise
With over 25 years of corporate labour and employment law, and business law experience, we have the team and expertise to solve and prevent any legal concerns within your business.
Legal Services
Van Zyl’s Incorporated has a proud 25 year history of helping clients with innovative and solution driven corporate law services. Specialising in corporate labour and employment law, as well as business law, we have serviced a wide range of industries including automotive, financial, retail, hospitality, mining, engineering, and more.
Corporate Labour & Employment Law
Our expertise in corporate labour and employment law will ensure you maintain legal compliance and foster a productive workplace environment. We can assist you with everything from HR and IR best practises, to trade union interaction and wage negotiations. Our team provides strategic advice and representation across a number of forums, including courts, mediation and labour relations, ensuring that your company upholds best practices and legal standards. We also support your company achieve its operational goals by providing tailored training programs and guidance when it comes to restructuring, health and safety, and union interactions.
Trade Union Interaction
Van Zyl’s Incorporated manages trade union interactions, focusing on organizational rights and wage negotiations. Clients benefit from smooth, productive relations with unions, which reduce the risk of industrial actions and foster a cooperative labour environment.
Documentation and Bargaining
We draft critical employment law documents and represent clients in collective bargaining processes, including wage negotiations. Clients benefit from clear, legally sound documentation and strong negotiation advocacy, ensuring favourable outcomes.
Restructuring and Workplace Safety
Van Zyl’s Incorporated assists clients with restructuring processes under the LRA and ensures compliance with health and safety regulations. This helps businesses navigate complex changes smoothly while maintaining a safe work environment, reducing potential liabilities.
Compliance and Training
Our firm provides employment equity compliance services and relevant training for corporate clients. This ensures that businesses meet legal requirements and maintain a fair, equitable workplace, reducing the risk of legal issues and promoting a positive organisational culture.
Litigation and Representation
Van Zyl’s Incorporated offers skilled litigation and representation before all relevant courts, including the CCMA and Labour Court. Our clients benefit from robust legal defence and strategic representation, ensuring their interests are protected in labour disputes.
Disciplinary and Performance Proceedings
We specialise in handling in-house disciplinary enquiries, poor work performance proceedings, and medical incapacity procedures. Our clients gain from fair and legally compliant processes that mitigate the risk of disputes and maintain workforce integrity.
HR and IR Practices
Van Zyl’s Incorporated conducts thorough due diligence and implements remedial interventions to ensure best HR and IR practices. Clients benefit from improved organizational efficiency, reduced risk of non-compliance, and enhanced employee relations, leading to a more productive workplace.
Business Law
Van Zyl’s Incorporated is committed to helping your business achieve its goals by providing robust legal support. Our team ensures business operations are legally sound and strategically positioned for success. We specialise in drafting and reviewing business agreements, ensuring your business complies with B-BBEE and assisting with the registration and incorporation of various legal entities. In the event of employment-related issues arising during business transactions, our team will provide guidance and management, as well as representation in civil litigation across all forums.
Civil Litigation
We represent clients in general civil litigation across various legal forums. Clients benefit from experienced legal representation, which ensures their interests are vigorously defended and achieves favourable outcomes in disputes.
Employment Issues in Business Transactions
Van Zyl’s Incorporated provides expert advice on employment issues that may impact sales of going concerns and other business transactions. Clients gain from thorough due diligence and strategic guidance, ensuring smooth, compliant transactions.
Legal Entity Management
We handle the registration and incorporation of various legal entities, ensuring compliance with all legal requirements. Clients benefit from seamless entity management, enabling them to focus on business growth and operations.
B-BBEE Compliance
Van Zyl’s Incorporated provides bespoke advice on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) compliance and strategy. This helps clients meet regulatory requirements and achieve their BEE goals, enhancing their business reputation and competitiveness.
Business Agreements
We specialise in drafting and reviewing a wide range of business-related agreements. Clients benefit from legally sound, well-structured contracts that protect their interests and facilitate smooth business operations.
Trade Union Interaction
Van Zyl’s Incorporated manages trade union interactions, focusing on organizational rights and wage negotiations. Clients benefit from smooth, productive relations with unions, which reduce the risk of industrial actions and foster a cooperative labour environment.
Documentation and Bargaining
We draft critical employment law documents and represent clients in collective bargaining processes, including wage negotiations. Clients benefit from clear, legally sound documentation and strong negotiation advocacy, ensuring favourable outcomes.
Restructuring and Workplace Safety
Van Zyl’s Incorporated assists clients with restructuring processes under the LRA and ensures compliance with health and safety regulations. This helps businesses navigate complex changes smoothly while maintaining a safe work environment, reducing potential liabilities.
Compliance and Training
Our firm provides employment equity compliance services and relevant training for corporate clients. This ensures that businesses meet legal requirements and maintain a fair, equitable workplace, reducing the risk of legal issues and promoting a positive organisational culture.
Litigation and Representation
Van Zyl’s Incorporated offers skilled litigation and representation before all relevant courts, including the CCMA and Labour Court. Our clients benefit from robust legal defence and strategic representation, ensuring their interests are protected in labour disputes.