Language Discrimination: Unable to speak Chinese!
In South Africa, allegations of unfair discrimination tend to have a familiar theme – often an employee having been discriminated against on the basis of being black, female, pregnant, etc. But every now and then a white male claims to have been on the receiving end of unfair discrimination. If one adds language and culture […]
POPIA Prior Authorisation Deadline
The Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act 4 of 2013) (‘POPIA’) requires a responsible party to apply for and obtain authorisation prior to processing certain identified categories of personal information. With another POPIA compliance deadline fast approaching we have identified some questions to determine whether it is relevant to you.
New Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) Regulations
On 27 August 2021, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services issued in Government Gazette No. 45057 new regulations (“New PAIA Regulations”). The New PAIA Regulations repeal and replace the existing regulations in their entirety.
Mandatory Vaccinations In The Workplace
1. Introduction Implementing mandatory vaccination is not straightforward. Employers are obliged to do a risk assessment, to identify employees who must be vaccinated, and to develop a vaccination plan and appropriate measures to implement the plan. Employers may also have employees who refuse to be vaccinated on constitutional grounds (e.g., right to bodily integrity, and […]
Moving business from uncertainty to limitless possibility: post-pandemic recovery is on track
In the South African context, a combination of the impact of Covid-19, coupled with the civil unrest in July has been a double blow for business.
POPIA in B-BBEE Schemes
Sharing personal information of trust beneficiaries to verify black ownership under the scorecards requires companies and trusts to be aware of POPIA requirements.
Vaccination and Employment
A new set of ‘Consolidated Directions on Occupational Health and Safety Measure in Certain Workplaces’ was gazetted on 11 June 2021. The contents are by and large similar to that of the previous COVID-19 related Consolidated Directions (of 1 October 2020), but several provisions pertaining to vaccination have been added. General vaccination obligations In addition to the general obligations […]
Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Contributions Threshold Raised
The maximum amount on which unemployment insurance fund contributions are calculated has been raised to R17 712.00 (The previous maximum was R14 872.00 per month). The change came into effect on 1 June 2021. The effect of this is that the maximum contribution which may be deducted for employees who earn more than R17 712.00 […]
Vaccination and ‘Sick Leave’
Two new categories of ‘paid time off’ or ‘sick leave’ came into being as of 11 June 2021. Both of these relate to Covid-19 vaccination. An updated ‘Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Certain Workplaces’ was gazetted on 11 June 2021 (‘the Direction’). It contains a raft of new requirements for risk […]
Working from home
Health and Safety has been, is and will always be a priority in each and every workplace, big or small. The Occupational Health & Safety Act mentions that every employer must do everything reasonably practicable to keep the employees, and visitors/clients, of the company safe from harm. With the current COVID-19 regulations enforced by […]
