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of gatherings, and regulation of persons entering the Country in so far as they pertain to (COVID-19) have been repealed.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…

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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…

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Channel Chat – (COVID19) WEARING OF FACE MASKS AND GATHERING REGULATIONS

Dear valued Client WEARING OF FACE MASKS AND GATHERING REGULATIONS As you are aware, the initial 30 (Thirty) day transitional period after the President ended the State of Disaster has ended on 4 May 2022. However, the Minister of Health has published a new Government Gazette which still requires the following until further notice: A…

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Channel Chat – LIMITS ON FOREIGN NATIONALS IN EMPLOYMENT AND IN SOME ECONOMIC SECTORS

SOME SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY WILL SOON BE RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SOUTH AFRICANS, AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN NATIONALS LIMITED The National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP) was released for public comment on Monday 28 February 2022, introducing employment quotas on foreign workers, as well as ban foreigners from starting small businesses in some sectors. Employment…

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Channel Chat – CABINET APPROVES CHANGES TO ADJUSTED ALERT LEVEL 1 (COVID-19) REGULATIONS

A special Cabinet meeting held yesterday, 31 January 2022, has approved changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 (COVID-19) regulations. This follows meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) which received updates on the management of (COVID-19) in South Africa. The information gathered through the system used by…

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