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A new Covid 19 code: has anything really changed?
1st July 2022 On the heels of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs terminating the national state of disaster and in doing so repealing... →
Is it time for a section 150A LRA intervention in the Sibanye-Stillwater deadlock?
1st June 2022 After a lengthy period of striking – nearly 3 (three) months – over wage increases at Sibanye’s gold operations, the time is ripe for the type of... →
A new reality for illegal miners and the 'zama zamas'?
9th May 2022 Illegal mining is a critical challenge in the South African mining and minerals industry. "In response to this challenge and ahead of the... →
There's a hazardous biological agent in your workplace
28th March 2022 The SARS CoV2 virus that causes Covid-19 has been classified as a hazardous biological agent (HBA). The virus was added to the list of HBA's in... →
Mandatory vaccinations after the State of emergency is lifted
16th March 2022 As has been recently publicized, the national state of disaster has been extended by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs... →
Circumstances in which vaccine injuries will be covered by the Compensation Fund
9th February 2022 On 22 October 2021, a notice was published in the Government Gazette in terms of section 6A(b) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and... →
CCMA vaccination dismissal ruling unlikely to be final word on issue
27th January 2022 On Friday 21 January 2022, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) delivered a much anticipated first pronouncement on... →
The importance of employees adhering to workplace Covid protocols
10th November 2021 Issue: Whether the dismissal of an employee who attended work whilst awaiting a Covid-19 test result, who continued to report to work after the... →
