Channel Chat – [WORKPLACE]: CONFUSION RE MASKS, REGULATION AND GATHERINGS (COVID-19)

CONFUSION RE MASKS, REGULATION AND GATHERINGS (COVID-19) The Minister of Health has Gazzeted that, with immediate effect, the wearing of face masks, regulation of gatherings, and regulation of persons entering the Country in so far as they pertain to (COVID-19) have been repealed. However, the code of practice on managing (COVID-19) at the workplace and…

Channel Chat – COIDA Amendment Bill Passed

Parliament has passed the COIDA Amendment Bill.  This Bill will require employers to review their Incapacity due to ill health procedures to avoid being found guilty of unfair dismissal and contraventions of the COIDA Amendment Bill.  It will now be mandatory for employers to rehabilitate and re-integrate employees who acquire occupational diseases or injuries before…