Item 4 of Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act requires that an employer must conduct an investigation prior to taking disciplinary action against an employee and in order to do that the employer may suspend an employee pending a hearing. In Mogothle v Premier of the North West Province & another [2009] 4 [...]
Question: Employers duty to ensure that all necessary health and safety measures have been implemented/adapted at the workplace in light of the COVID 19 virus. What measures are required from the employer? Answer: Employers that are currently operating must adhere to all the necessary steps to ensure that they comply with the regulations and [...]
Dear CEO Members The Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, has called on employers to always ensure that the money that has been paid over by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) for the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) be immediately disbursed to the workers. Note that this follows after a number [...]
When the lockdown was announced on 26 March 2020, Employers who fell under the Essential Service category were required to apply to the CIPC for an essential service certificate in order to legally operate. From 1 May 2020, Level 4 Regulations were introduced, which allowed a number of additional business to slowly open and [...]
Dear CEO Members, The industry circular dated 09 April 2020. Kindly be advised that NBCRFLI is now allowing the submission of the second phase of UIF TERS applications. In this phase, NBCRFLI is considering UIF TERS applications for the 14 days of the national lockdown extended period of 17 April 2020 to 30 April 2020. [...]
Dear CEO-NBCRFLI Members Since the national lockdown’s status went to level 4, the council also extended the TERS period for industry employers and employees alike. The extended TERS measures are as follows: Sick Leave Fund Employers of quarantined-, COVID-19 infected-, or self-isolating employees, may claim for Sick Leave Fund based on contributions [...]
Die Minister van Arbeid, Mnr T W Nxesi, het op 28 April 2020, die volgende regulasies gepubliseer rakende gesondheid en veiligheid in die werksplek van klein besighede met minder as 10 werknemers. Werkgewers moet die volgende voorsorgmaatreëls neem; Herorganiseer die verskeie werkstasies sodat daar ten minste (1,5) een en ‘n half meter tussen die [...]
On 1 May 2020 Consolidated Employers Organisation received a communication from the CCMA advising that all matters scheduled to be heard in the week 4-8 May will not proceed and will be rescheduled. The complete advisory notice can be viewed here. “Matters initially scheduled for the week of 4 – 8 May 2020, had [...]
On 28 April 2020, the Department of Employment and Labour has released a final directive in relation to health and safety in the workplace. This regulation has been drafted in line with the occupational health and safety act as well as the disaster management act as a guideline to ensure job readiness and safety in [...]
The much-anticipated regulations, facilitating the transition from alert level 5 to alert level 4, were announced by Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Dlamini-Zuma on Wednesday evening. Persons who enjoy alcoholic beverages and smokers will have to wait a little longer for good news, but for many entrepreneurs, there is finally light [...]