Melissa Sonickson

Melissa Sonickson is an Associate at ENS in the Employment practice, focusing on Employment Law.

She specialises in advising clients on issues related to employment law, including their obligations under all employment legislation — the Labour Relations Act, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Employment Equity Act — and on all employment law-related issues such as dismissals, unfair labour practices, unfair discrimination and changes to terms and conditions of employment.

Her experience includes litigating in the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and the Labour Court in unfair dismissal disputes, unfair labour practice claims and unfair discrimination claims.

In addition, Melissa is experienced in successfully litigating condonation applications in the Labour Court and has advised clients in the catering, clothing and metal industries on labour-related disputes.

She holds a BCom, an LLB and an LLM from the University of the Witwatersrand, and is admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa.