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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...
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...
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.
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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...
Reviewing your post-lockdown workforce and contractual obligations
In line with the Lockdown Regulations, employers may implement measures such as temporary suspension of its common law and contractual legal obligations to provide work to, or to remunerate employees. These relief measures are limited to the period of the national...
Lack of covid-19 risk assessments and plans at your workplace can lead to hefty fines and even imprisonment
LACK OF COVID-19 RISK ASSESSMENTS AND PLANS AT YOUR WORKPLACE CAN LEAD TO HEFTY FINES AND EVEN IMPRISONMENT Whilst we hate to be bearers of bad news, we must act in the best interest of our employers and safeguard them against the dire potential consequences of...