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While an increasing number of South African businesses are moving to introduce Covid vaccine policies, questions have been raised as to whether a business can,…
Under the new regulations, a person who has tested positive for Covid-19 and is asymptomatic is not required to isolate. Jacqui Reed examines what that means for employers as more workers return to the office.
On 22 October 2021, a notice was published in the Government Gazette in terms of section 6A(b) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 (COIDA). The notice relates to the compensation for side effects to the Covid-19 vaccination based on employees who experience injuries, illness or death as a result of the Covid-19 vaccine in the circumstances where the requirement to have the vaccine is an inherent requirement of the employee’s job or where the employee is required to do so in terms of his/her employer’s risk assessment. (Read our arti...
Morning Review host Lester Kiewit chats to labour law specialist Lauren Salt.
In an arbitration award issued on Friday, 21 January 2022, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) found that an employer who dismissed an employee for incapacity for refusing to be vaccinated in line with its vaccination policy had acted fairly. This is the first arbitration award to be issued by the CCMA on the contentious issue, following decisions by many employers to implement mandatory vaccination policies at their workplaces. In terms of the current Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Certain Workplaces, issued by the ...