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Transport, Trade and Logistics Update
A new form of security following the declaration of general average (GA) has the market wondering if a real change has occurred.
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Global | Publication | August 2024
There are various ways in which AI is being incorporated into the recruitment process.
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The General Directorate of Insurance Premiums of the Social Security Institution extended the state of force majeure for these regions, which were affected by the recent earthquakes, until August 31, 2024. In this context, workplaces and other insured persons employing persons in these provinces will be able to submit the necessary information, documents and declarations to Social Security Institution until September 16, 2024.
In addition, the premium debts for the years 2023 and 2024 are postponed until February 28, 2025 without any delay penalty and increase. Structuring and instalment transactions are also extended under certain conditions. This announcement aims to prevent the victimization of employers, insured and beneficiaries in the relevant regions.
With its decision dated February 7, 2024, the Second Chamber of the Constitutional Court decided that the freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 26 of the Constitution was violated. The applicant, working as a subcontracted worker at the Public Health Directorate, made a social media post criticizing the pressures faced by subcontracted workers and the managers. Following this post, his managers filed a complaint, and the Criminal Court of First Instance convicted the applicant and the applicant's employment contract was terminated by the subcontractor.
The applicant has appealed the case, however, the request for appeal was also rejected by the Labor Court, the Regional Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. The applicant has then made an application to the Constitutional Court claiming that his freedom of expression was violated because his employment contract was terminated due to his social media post criticizing the managers while working for a public institution as a subcontracted worker.
The Constitutional Court noted that freedom of expression allows for a degree of exaggeration and provocation. The Constitutional Court determined that the lower-level courts failed to provide an objective and convincing justification for considering the expressions as necessitating the extreme measure of termination. Consequently, the Constitutional Court concluded that the freedom of expression of the applicant was violated.
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A new form of security following the declaration of general average (GA) has the market wondering if a real change has occurred.
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There is much talk currently about South Africa standing at a political cross-roads, in relation to its ability to make the newly formed Government of National Unity work (and to unlock the legion economic and social benefits that would flow from making it work).
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The Lloyd’s Open Form has been the maritime industry’s preferred form of agreement for salvage for over a hundred years. In response to industry concerns and the declining number of LOF contracts being concluded each year, an update to the Form was published in June this year.
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