Executive directors in business rescue : employees or something else?
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Joubert, E.P.
Loubser, A.
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Pretoria University Law Press
Abstract
Die Maatskappywet 71 van 2008 verleen uitgebreide magte en regte aan
die werknemers van ’n maatskappy wat in ondernemingsredding verkeer.
Afgesien van die regte wat aan die werknemers verleen word in hul
hoedanigheid as geaffekteerde persone en as moontlike skuldeisers vir
onbetaalde vergoeding, verkry hulle ook spesiale regte bloot weens die feit
dat hulle werknemers is. Daar bestaan voldoende gesag vir die standpunt
dat die uitvoerende direkteure van 'n maatskappy ook werknemers van die
maatskappy is. Die vraag wat in hierdie artikel aangespreek word is of
uitvoerende direkteurs dus ook outomaties al die regte en magte verkry
wat aan werknemers verleen word wanneer hul werknemer-maatskappy
in ondernemingsredding geplaas word. Daar word gekyk na sommige van
hierdie regte en magte en die effek wat dit op die ondernemingsredding
kan hê.
Although the Memorandum on the Objects of the Companies Bill, 2008 states that Chapter 6 of the proposed Act regulating business rescue proceedings would recognise the interests of shareholders, creditors and employees, emphasis was placed on the protection of the ‘interests of workers’ not only by recognising them as creditors if the company owed them money before commencement of the business rescue proceedings, but also by affording them specific rights to participate in the procedure simply by virtue of being employees.1
Although the Memorandum on the Objects of the Companies Bill, 2008 states that Chapter 6 of the proposed Act regulating business rescue proceedings would recognise the interests of shareholders, creditors and employees, emphasis was placed on the protection of the ‘interests of workers’ not only by recognising them as creditors if the company owed them money before commencement of the business rescue proceedings, but also by affording them specific rights to participate in the procedure simply by virtue of being employees.1
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Executive directors, Business rescue, Employees
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Joubert, EP & Loubser, A 2016, 'Executive directors in business rescue : employees or something else?', De Jure, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 95-104.