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Plan for the phased in return of employees to the workplace – Alert level 3

GUIDELINES ON KEY COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AS EMPLOYERS Law firms and legal practitioners with employees (practitioners) can render permitted services subject to several Directions...

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Ramaphosa announces move to COVID-19 lockdown alert level 3

Addressing South Africa last night, president Ramaphosa reiterated that the COVID-19 lockdown measures have served to slow the rate of infection and prevent health facilities from being overwhelmed. He added that government used the “time during the lockdown…

Provided By Sabinet

Occupational health & safety: When working from home does the home become a workplace and what happens if you are injured at home?

INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 Regulations issued by the government have required persons to work from home, where they can. As we have engaged with our clients on a daily basis, one of the key questions is whether a person’s home becomes a “workplace” if an employee performs…

Provided By Eversheds Sutherland

by Warren Beech

Employers and employees must be #COVID-19 health and safety compliant under level 4 of the #lockdown

Introduction Since the nationwide lockdown was implemented and subsequently extended, South African Employers and Employees, save for those categorized as Essential Services, have been unable to...

by SchoemanLaw Inc

Coronavirus – Occupational health and safety measures in workplaces – South Africa

On 29 April 2020, a directive addressing the implementation of necessary occupational health and safety measures in workplaces to reduce and eliminate the escalation of...

by Ishara McKenna

Coronavirus – Alert level 4 lockdown regulations – South Africa

Under Gazette number 43258 of 29 April 2020, the Department of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has issued regulations (“Regulations”) that repeal Government Notice No....

by Ishara McKenna and Mavi Maphumulo

Mining and Natural Resources Sector – Life after Lockdown and Covid-19

Mining and Natural Resources Sector – Life after Lockdown and Covid-19:Updated on 16 April 2020 to include the amendments to the Regulations issued in terms...

by Warren Beech, Nicholas Veltman, Refiloe Vengeni, Eben van Zyl and Themba Khumalo

#Covid-19: Am I covered for medical expenses?

If not by experience, we all have at least heard one recollection of an event from a friend, colleague or family member, where a medical...

by Raeesa Ebrahim Atkinson

How counterfeiters are using the Covid-19 pandemic to their benefit

In this day and age, almost anything and everything can be purchased online. With this being the case, it is difficult to ascertain if the...

by Sibongile Dee

Coronavirus – Rights and obligations of employers and employees

As coronavirus (CoVID-19) spreads in South Africa, employers and employees alike find themselves in unchartered territory. Fortunately, most jurisdictions, including South Africa, have well established legal...

by Sandro Milo and Nadia Froneman

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