Peter le Roux is an Executive Consultant at ENS in the Employment practice.

Peter has expertise in administrative law and labour law,  He has represented and advised prominent mining houses and local and international corporate clients, in matters pertaining to employment, restructuring and business rescue, pension funds and medical aid schemes and health and safety.

He is the co-author of ‘Essential Labour Law’ and ‘The Law of Unfair Dismissal’ and co-edits ‘Contemporary Labour Law’.

Peter was a professor and head of the department of Mercantile Law at the University of South Africa.

He is an honorary member of SASLAW.

Peter is recognised as a leading/recommended lawyer by:

• Chambers Global Guide 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 “Senior Statesman” – Employment (South Africa)
• The Legal 500 EMEA 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 – Employment (South Africa)
• Who’s Who Legal 2019, 2016 – Labour and Employment (South Africa)
• Best Lawyers® 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 – Labour and Employment; 2023, 2022, 2020 Employee Benefits (South Africa)

Education

• B luris (University of Johannesburg)
• LLB (UNISA)
• LLM (UNISA)
• LLM (University College, London)
• Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa
• Right of appearance in the Labour Court

• Retirement: Clarity on an Age-Old Debate

  By Peter le Roux, ENSafrica |October 2022

• Compensation for loss arising from protected strikes: some thoughts on an employer’s options

  By Peter le Roux |April 2020

• South Africa: Can Employees, Who are Infected with COVID-19, be Compensated in Terms of COIDA?

  By Peter le Roux |March 2020