The Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace, 2022 (the Harassment Code) came into effect on 18 March 2022 and has repealed the 2005 Code on Sexual Harassment. The Harassment Code provides broader…
On 30 March 2022, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in the City of Cape Town’s favour in the alleged unfair discrimination dispute of Damons v City of Cape Town [2022] ZACC 13. Bradley Conradie argued the matter before the…
On 15 March 2022, the Minister of Employment and Labour signed the newly drafted Code of Practice: Managing Exposure to SARS-COV-2 in the Workplace, 2022 (the Code) The Code, which will come into effect when the National State of Disaster lapses,…
On 11 June 2021 the Department of Employment and Labour published an Amended Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Certain Workplaces with guidelines for both employers and employees relating to, amongst other things, social distancing, symptom screening,…
Written by Bradley Conradie Early in March 2020, South Africans became acutely aware of the global pandemic, Covid-19, when the first infection was confirmed. The corona virus had crossed our borders and was no longer some disease that other countries…
Many employers and employees are under the impression that vulnerable employees who have comorbidities or who are older than 60 (resulting in a higher risk of possible complications or death if they are infected with COVID-19) are prohibited from returning…
The Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme Directive (as amended) requires all employers to apply for the TERS benefit on behalf of their employees if the employer closed its operations or a part of its operations for a 3 month or…
On 26 March 2020, the Minister of Employment and Labour issued the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme Directive in terms of the National Disaster Regulations, creating a special benefit under the UIF for a period of three months from 26…
Written by Zamazulu Mzulwini A disciplinary hearing can result in an employee being dismissed and unemployed for an extended period of time. Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (LRA) gives an employee the right to representation…
Written by Sharon Mongalo When assessing what an employee must disclose during an interview, it is often argued that there is no legal duty to disclose personal information including for example, political views. The Employment Equity Act, 55 of 1998…