Joe Mothibi

Joe Mothibi is an Executive at ENS in the Employment practice. His practice focuses on Employment Law, specialising in employment litigation as well as individual, collective and general employment law.

In his over 20 years of experience, Joe has built a loyal South African and international client base across a number of industries, including mining, transport, manufacturing, health care, energy, telecommunications, information technology and gaming.

His expertise includes all aspects of contentious, transactional and advisory employment matters, ranging from business reorganisations, business transfers, board reorganisations and senior executive terminations to drafting employment contracts for senior executives and other employees, and drafting tailored human resources policies. He has also assisted clients in resolving seemingly intractable, unlawful and sometimes violent strikes.

Joe's labour litigation experience includes representing clients in various tribunals, including the South African Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court, and he has previously been appointed as an acting judge of the Labour Court. He holds a BA in Journalism and Industrial Sociology from Rhodes University, an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Certificate in Insolvency Law from the University of Pretoria, and is admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He is recognised by Chambers Global Guide and Legal 500 EMEA for Employment in South Africa.