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Lucinda Hinxman

Director
Head of Employment & Labour

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Lucinda Hinxman

Director
Head of Employment & Labour

Contact
CMS RM Partners
82 Maude Street
3rd Floor
Sandton
2196 Sandton
Johannesburg
South Africa
Languages English

Lucinda Hinxman is a lawyer specialising in litigious and non-litigious employment law. 

Lucinda advises both local and multinational clients within various industries, including the pharmaceutical, mining, aviation, financial, professional services and the construction industry.  

She advises and represents clients in all employment law related litigation, including internal enquiries, private arbitration and dispute resolution, statutory arbitration tribunals as well as in the Labour Court, Labour Appeal Court and Constitutional Court.  Lucinda also advises and assists clients with internal investigations involving, inter alia, general employee misconduct, sexual harassment and/or discrimination. 

In addition to employment law litigation, Lucinda advises clients in relation to restructuring, transfers of employment as well as drafting all employment related agreements and policies and procedures. 

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Relevant experience

  • African Parks Network - assisted as the lead legal advisors with a last-minute ‘lifeline’ in a major purchase and rhino rewilding project for 2,000 African rhinos. 
  • A multinational power generation and automation company with a full employment law service, which included but was not limited to conducting local and international forensic investigations into their various business units, preparing and representing the client in disciplinary and incapacity enquiries, employment equity disputes, sexual harassment disputes and trials in the Labour and Labour Appeal Courts
  • A multinational food and beverage company in a multinational merger in terms of which there was an international merger of two entities and a large transfer of employees from the old employer to the new employer
  • A mining company with large scale strike dismissal, in terms of which over 3000 employees were dismissed and who referred a dispute to the Labour Court and ultimately the Constitutional Court
  • A multinational pharmaceutical company with the sale of various of its businesses as well as the acquisition of certain businesses, including but not limited to, animal health
  • A multinational professional services company with a full employment law service, which included but was not limited to preparing and representing the client in disciplinary and incapacity enquiries, retrenchment exercises, harassment disputes and trials in the Labour Courts
  • An aviation company with a full employment law service, which included but was not limited to preparing and representing the client in disciplinary and incapacity enquiries, retrenchment exercises, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation industry and its employees 
  • A large local pharmaceutical company and its subsidiaries with a full employment law service, which included but was not limited to preparing and representing the client in disciplinary and incapacity enquiries, multiple large scale equal pay for equal disputes in the CCMA and Labour Court, as well as trials within the Labour and Labour Appeal Court
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Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Legal Practice Council, Gauteng Office
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Publications

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Education

  • 2012 – LLM, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 
  • 2011 – LLB (Cum Laude), University of the Witwatersrand,  Johannesburg, South Africa 
  • 2009 – BCom (Financial Accounting and Law), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 
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07/03/2024
An Increase in the BCEA Earnings Threshold and National Minimum Wage
On 5 March 2024, the Department of Employment of Labour (“DEL”) published a government gazette providing for an increase of the earnings threshold in terms of section 6(3) the Basic Conditions of...
Law-Now Employment & Pensions
07/03/2024
An Increase in the BCEA Earnings Threshold and National Minimum Wage
On 5 March 2024, the Department of Employment of Labour (“DEL”) published a government gazette providing for an increase of the earnings threshold in terms of section 6(3) the Basic Conditions of...
News
07/02/2024
New Draft Regulations on the Proposed Numerical Sectoral Targets
On 1 February 2024, a second round of draft regulations on the Proposed Numerical Sectoral Targets ("February 2024 Regulations") were published for public comment in the Government Gazette. The February...
Law-Now
07/02/2024
New Draft Regulations on the Proposed Numerical Sectoral Targets
On 1 February 2024, a second round of draft regulations on the Proposed Numerical Sectoral Targets ("February 2024 Regulations") were published for public comment in the Government Gazette. The February...
News
19/01/2024
The van Wyk case and Parental Leave Entitlements
Some parents will no longer be more equal than oth­ers.Back­ground­South African employment law has often led the charge on encompassing our Constitution and giving effect to our Bill of Rights. In October...
Law-Now
15/01/2024
Some parents will no longer be more equal than others
Background South African employment law has often led the charge on encompassing our Constitution and giving effect to our Bill of Rights. In October 2023, further and significant strides were made in...
Publication
03/10/2023
An economy in a crisis: Job cuts, cost cutting and restructuring
The convergence of a number of global issues including the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine has had a devastating impact on economies around the world.  South Africa, as with many other countries...
Law-Now
27/09/2023
African Parks Network rewilding project
CMS South Africa’s closes landmark acquisition as lead legal advisor that created a “last minute lifeline” to 2,000 endangered African rhinos. In recognition of World Rhino Day on 22 September CMS...
Deals
19/09/2023
An economy in a crisis: Job cuts, cost cutting and restructuring
The convergence of a number of global issues including the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine has had a devastating impact on economies around the world. South Africa, as with many other countries...
Publication
16/08/2023
Whistleblower protection and reporting channels in South Africa
1. Is there a law on whistleblowing in your country? Yes. The Protected Disclosures Act No 26 of 2000 (“PDA”) is the key piece of legislation governing whistleblowing in South Africa. In addition...
Expert Guide Employment & Pensions
Comparable
28/06/2023
Cost-cutting and restructuring in times of crisis
A tough global economic outlook is driving many employers to review their operational costs. Across businesses, hard questions are being asked about where efficiencies can be made – and ultimately what...
Event Webinar
09/03/2023
Making Moves!
Johannesburg, South Africa – CMS South Africa is pleased to announce the promotion of three lawyers to Directors in various teams in their Johannesburg office. These plans come at a time when the firm...
Press releases
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