South Africa: DTI Welcomes Judgment On Emolument Attachment Orders

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has welcomed the judgment by the Western Cape High Court that declared deductions taken from employees' salaries for emolument attachment orders (EAOs) as illegal and invalid.

Last week, Judge Siraj Desai declared the emolument attachment orders as "unlawful' invalid and of no force and effect". He also found that sections of the Magistrates' Court Act are "inconsistent with the Constitution".

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