Top 5 Contract Negotiation Strategies for lawyers

TOP 5 Contract Negotiation Strategies for lawyers Contracts are a normal business transaction that include terms on what each party is legally responsible for in the business relationship. Contract negotiation therefore involves two or more parties discussing the terms of said contract to come to an agreement before signing and formalizing the agreement. During the contract […]

What is Contract Negotiation?

What Is Contract Negotiation? Contracts are a normal business transaction that include terms on what each party is legally responsible for in the business relationship. Contract negotiation therefore involves two or more parties discussing the terms of said contract to come to an agreement before signing and formalizing the agreement. During the contract negotiation process, all […]

Boilerplate Clauses to Always include in an Agreement

BOILERPLATE CLAUSES TO ALWAYS INCLUDE IN AN AGREEMENT What Are Boilerplate Clauses? ‘Boilerplate’ is the term used to describe the clauses that are included in an agreement to deal with the mechanics of how it works and those legal points that are relevant to most transactions. Boilerplate clauses are mostly situated at the beginning and […]

Workers’ safety under the Occupational Safety and Health Act

11 THINGS EMPLOYERS SHOULD DO TO PROMOTE THE WORKER’S SAFETY Safety is the state of being safe; the freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss; the quality of averting or not causing injury, danger, or loss. A safe and healthy workplace not only protects workers from injury and illness, but also […]

Workers Safety Laws

INTRODUCTION Safety is the state of being safe; the freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss; the quality of averting or not causing injury, danger, or loss. A safe and healthy workplace not only protects workers from injury and illness, but also has quite a lot of benefits like, it reduces […]

Model Photography Contract & Release Forms Modeling Contracts

MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRACT & RELEASE FORMS MODELING CONTRACTS A modeling contract is a document by which a model establishes a working relationship with an agency. It contains the rules, regulations, and guidelines regarding the duties and obligations that both parties have towards each other. It is important to know modeling contracts aren’t one-size-fits-all. Every agency has […]

Termination of Employment Contracts: Termination on Account of Redundancy (PART 3)

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS: TERMINATION ON ACCOUNT OF REDUNDANCY (PART 3)   Termination on Account of Redundancy Redundancy is defined as the involuntary loss of employment, occupation, job or career of an employee through no fault of his/her own but rather at the employer’s initiative. An employee can be declared redundant in certain situations like […]

Termination of Employment Contracts: Summary Dismissal (PART 2)

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS: SUMMARY DISMISSAL (PART 2) As we had previously discussed, there are 3 ways by which employment contracts can be dismissed, these are, Termination on notice; Summary dismissal; or Termination on account of redundancy Summary Dismissal Section 44 of the Employment Act provides that summary dismissal shall take place when an employer […]

What are the Contractual Features of a Brand Ambassador Agreement?

WHAT ARE THE CONTRACTUAL FEATURES OF A BRAND AMBASSADOR AGREEMENT? A brand ambassador is an individual hired by a brand to promote and recommend a certain product or shed positive light on a particular brand to their network to increase sales. Following the rise of social media, brand ambassadors, (also known as brand representatives or […]

Distinguishing between an independent contractor and an employee

DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND AN EMPLOYEE Who is an Independent Contractor? An independent contractor is a person who exercises independent employment and contracts to do a piece of work according to his own judgment and methods, and without being subject to his employer except as to the results of the work. An independent […]