KZNEIA Member’s News
As pandemic fatigue grows, so does the responsibility to ensure that the protocols, policies and practises put in place to safeguard our employees [and indeed society at large] remain clearly defined, communicated to all, and are enforced. In a recent case an employee...
Through Business for South Africa (B4SA), Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) is working with the Government to increase the number of vaccination sites in the country as part of phases 2 and 3 of the vaccination programe. They are calling on companies which have sites...
Employees and employers alike, sighed a collective sigh of relief at the end of 2020 when businesses closed for year end. After a year which felt both long and short at the same time, taking time off to recovery was on the top of the list of things to do! This short...
On the 1st October 2020, Notice R.1031 was published in Government Gazette No. 43751, in terms of which the Minister of Employment and Labour issued Consolidated Directions on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in the workplace. It is noted that there are...
On 04 June 2020, the Minister of Employment and Labour published amendments, by way of a consolidated Direction on Health and Safety in the Workplace which sets out additional obligations in respect of the safe opening and continuing operation of a workplace. This...
Government has taken note of the judgement delivered by the Gauteng Division of the High Court today, 2 June 2020, declaring the Alert Level 4 and Alert Level 3 Lockdown regulations unconstitutional and invalid. The court suspended the declaration of invalidity for a...
President Ramaphosa addresses the Nation - 24/05/2020
TERS CHANGES IN MAY There has been a change in the process for applying for the UIF TERS benefit for on behalf of employees from May, in terms of which employers have a new option. First, however, it appears that the UIF site is not yet ready to accommodate...
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The Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme announced by President Ramaphosa in April will operate from 12 May 2020. The initial set of participating banks (Absa, First National Bank, Investec, Mercantile Bank, Nedbank and Standard Bank) are ready to accept loan applications...