About us
What's in a name?
- Labourbloc
is the updated trading name of the consulting firm successfully operating since
1989.
- It trades as a company with various specialist divisions, since 1999.
- Louise Barretto is the married name of Louise Treurnicht who has been running the practice since 1989
Professional
- Admitted advocate of the High Court of South
Africa
- Principal consultant at labour bloc
Academic Background
- LLM (Witwatersrand) - labour law and
constitutional law 1993
- H Dip Labour Law (Cape Town) - 1992
- B A LLB (Stellenbosch) - 1974 to 1978
- Other: numerous diplomas, university short
courses, university degree modules, training courses, professional courses
(locally and abroad), including in communication studies, business, mediation,
literature, commerce and classics.
Experience includes...
- Principal consultant since
1989
- Labourbloc is the updated trading name of the company
registered in 1999. The consultancy has been in successful
operation since 1989.
- Employment contract and labour transfer
planning in numerous business acquisitions, sales, mergers, outsourcing deals,
etc.
- Chaired numerous in-company disciplinary
enquiries in public and private sector
- Specialist, independent labour law and labour
relations consulting in business transfers
- Worked on labour law requirements in numerous
business development initiatives and transactions
- Numerous opinions delivered to clients on a
wide range of labour law, general employment law, business transfer and
business development topics impacting labour and personal services
- Arbitrator in private employment contract and
labour-related arbitrations
- Contract research work and projects in the
above fields for clients
- High Court (Supreme Court) advocate - 7
years' appearing experience
Associations
- International Society of Labour and Social
Security Law
- Numerous other professional and business
affiliations and associations
Other
- Director of various non-profit companies and
foundations (promoting the arts, education and community development)
- Director of various private companies
- Trustee of various private trusts
Languages
- Full professional proficiency: English, Afrikaans
- Reading and limited working proficiency: Dutch, German, Spanish, Latin, Zulu
