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ABC Webinar with Werth Schröder Attorneys

  • Online
    Johannesburg
Scenarios for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Austrian Business Chamber and the Directors of Werth Schröder Inc. present a webinar on weathering the present health and economic crisis. RSVP by email to Monika Kopp at members@austrianbc.co.za in order to obtain the link to join.

Topics that will be covered include:

Kay Schröder

  • Rental contracts and whether or not COVID-19 constitutes force majeure. If so, what the consequences?;
  • Situation pertaining to debtors and creditors of a business generally;
  • Coming out of lockdown, could businesses be seen as trading recklessly? What about directors’ liability in this regard?

Volker Werth

  • Cost cutting measures for businesses at present and post lockdown;
  • Should companies be looking at grants and/or loans?

Angelika Yakovchuk

  • Immigration issues relevant to COVID-19.

Christina Pfalzgraf

  • What support companies can obtain, for example UIF benefits and what the different levels of support are for South African and foreign owned companies; and does BBBEE play a role?
  • Employee/HR issues and how to deal with them: Salary payments, leave, benefits etc.
  • Can/should companies make their own unique agreements with employees?

Sheri-Leigh Pienaar

  • What are the consequences of the lockdown on present litigation/litigious matters, be it imminent, urgent or presently running.

Should you like to suggest any other topic please feel free to do so. We look forward to your participation.