In this blog I will try to explain which legislation and regulations need to be applied and what guidelines and rules have been created to assist businesses to manage COVID-19 in the workplace. I am not going to give you my opinion on the content of legislation but rather assist you on how to implement what is required as from today. Should you wish to comment on the new Health Act & regulations which is currently open for public comment, please do so through DearSA (https://

The President indicated in the last family meeting that a task team will look at mandatory vaccines. It seams people are confused, some angry and other supportive with this statement. I am not going to give you my views just going to provide some guidance on what you as a business owner / manager can do and how to go about determining if your workplace would require mandatory vaccines under the current legislation and guidelines. The Occupational Health and Safety Act is used

The Profile of Occupational Health and Safety in South Africa was a joint project by the Internal Labour Organization (ILO) and the SA Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) and a first for SA. The Profile was published in July 2021. To view the publication please visit the DEL website - http://www.labour.gov.za/ The purpose for my blog is to communicate the existence of the publication and give you a quick overview of the aspects which I found interesting. What I am shari

South African business environment is getting more and more hostile and challenging to function in. With the current unrest, looting, taxi violence, electricity load shedding, water interruptions and COVID-19 restrictions we have been tested to a point where a normal business must consider its future and how to operate in this environment. There are numerous ways to adapt your business to ensure it can function in this new South African environment. Some of these would be to

The latest Direction of COVID-19 for workplaces have been issued with the effective date 1 October 2020. In support to these directions guidelines were issued and for the sake of this brief I am only including the Guideline on the submission of COVID-19 related health data from workplaces. Critical changes in the Direction: The initial Direction only required businesses over 500 employees to submit a COVID-19 plan to the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL). The latest d

In the previous blogs we have looked at compliance in general and integrated systems and the reasons why an organization needs to ensure operational compliance. Today I want to discuss occupational related legislation which forms part of the operational compliance. The OHSA cannot be seen in isolation and must be viewed in conjunction with the Department of Employment and Labour directives, the local authorities’ directives and the numerous SANS codes issued as part of the re

Last week we looked at an introduction in compliance and what is the way forward especially in the COVID-19 environment we found ourselves in. I am fascinated with how organizations see compliance. When the word compliance is used most people associate it with money and financial management. This is important and certainly a must for any business to ensure financial compliance, but compliance does not stop with your financial system, it is actually just one aspect of a busine

South Africa has numerous acts, regulations, directives, whitepapers, and SANS codes which governs the way we do business and live in harmony in our country. Without legislation it is impossible to govern and ensure the citizens of a country understand the roles and responsibilities of each person to have a prosperous life and business growth. With the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen the strengths and weaknesses of our legislation and Governing Bodies. We have the opportunity

We are in level 3 and so far so good. It’s refreshing to see more businesses have resumed work and people are getting used to the COVID-19 protocols. I have come to the conclusion that COVID-19 is a behavioural change challenge, more than anything else. We as South Africans have a tendency to battle with change and if we don’t see the benefit nor understand the reasons why, then the process can become tedious and frustrating. Why have Government moved away from the Risk Adjus