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SIOBHAN LEYDEN

LLB LLM (UKZN)
Employment Law

Admitted as attorney in 2010

Siobhan holds a LLB and LLM (Labour Law) from the University of Kwazulu-Natal and is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Siobhan has 16 years of experience and for the first 10 years of her legal career she worked in Shepstone & Wylie’s Employment Law Department.

Siobhan is a member of the CCMA Governing Body and also serves on the UIF’s Regional Appeals Committee (Gauteng). Siobhan has been involved in a number of negotiations held at Nedlac where employment legislation is negotiated.

Based on Siobhan’s experience she assists clients with the following:

  • General advice on all employment law matters;
  • Labour law due diligence investigations;
  • Chairing discplinary hearings;
  • Workplace investigations;
  • drafting employment contracts, policies and procedures;
  • Industrial relations training;
  • Health and safety legal compliance audits; and
  • Legal secondment cover and support (for IR and HR departments).

“Caveat’s business model allows me to focus my time on providing quick, accurate and practical advice to clients which is more often than not required by clients who are dealing with employment / HR matters. ”

- Siobhan Leyden