An employer-side labour law practice.
We provide structured CCMA representation, disciplinary hearing support, Section 189 retrenchment guidance, employment contract drafting, and ongoing labour law compliance, for employers only. We do not act for employees or trade unions.
Operational since 2006, available nationwide across South Africa.
We act for employers,
only employers.
On one side of the table.
WLC acts exclusively for employers, companies and business owners across South Africa. We do not represent employees. We do not represent trade unions.
This is a structural choice, held since the practice was founded in 2006. It is what allows our case strategy library to grow in one direction, removes every conflict-check delay from the moment of instruction, and keeps the firm's loyalty entirely with the employer's commercial position.
WLC handles the full arc of an employer-side labour matter: drafting the contract that prevents the dispute, designing the disciplinary procedure that survives scrutiny, representing the employer at conciliation and arbitration, and reviewing the award when review is available. We work, in equal measure, on the prevention and on the litigation.
An introduction to the practice: how we work, who we act for, and what employers can expect when they instruct us.
When your business faces
labour risk.
You require specialist employer-side labour law support, not generic HR advice.
Our core employer services.
Six service lines covering the full spectrum of employer-side labour and employment law: preventative compliance, dispute resolution, and everything between.
Why employers choose Workplace Law Chambers.
We combine preventative compliance with dispute resolution capability.
Employer-Exclusive Practice
We act exclusively for employers, ensuring focused, conflict-free representation.
Dispute Representation
Representation at the CCMA, Bargaining Councils and the Labour Court.
Business-Focused Legal Strategy
Practical legal guidance aligned with commercial realities.
Structured Compliance
Preventative systems that reduce litigation risk and strengthen procedures.
National Footprint
Support for employers across South Africa: Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Western Cape.
Experienced Practitioners
Labour law specialists with proven employer-side expertise.
Labour law expertise, at your service. JP Dickinson leads WLC Labour with two decades of employer-side practice in front of the CCMA, the Bargaining Councils, and the Labour Court.
Workplace Law Chambers supports employers across South Africa: Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Western Cape, with every mandate led personally by the director. Junior support exists, but the senior practitioner is the one in the room at hearing and at the negotiating table.
In their own words.
Clients of WLC, speaking on camera about the matters they instructed us on and the outcomes we produced for their businesses.
Our promise
to the employer.
Six commitments that govern every mandate WLC accepts, set out here in the order we deliver them.
Frequent employer questions.
The matters we field weekly from business owners, HR managers, and company directors facing labour exposure.