Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
On 14 July 2022, the Director General of Employment and Labour, Thobile Lamati, issued a notice informing employers of the compliance standards under COIDA and plans to conduct employer COIDA audits and employer site visits. For your information, please find below the Government Gazette published by the Department of Employment and Labour: Click here to […]
Employee share schemes: Spur restaurants suffer a blow
In October 2021, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down judgment upholding the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service’s appeal against an earlier decision in the Western Cape High Court in favour of Spur Group in relation to employee share schemes. The issue for determination by the SCA was whether the high […]
Must employees disclose their vaccination status?
While employers cannot force their employees to be vaccinated, there are various grounds for dismissing employees who object, provided that the employer has conducted a thorough risk assessment to determine the need for vaccination. They also need to provide every possible reasonable solution to accommodate them. One of the grounds on which an employer can […]