The Level 4 rules for getting back to work

Writer: De Waal Steyn.

With several businesses getting the green light to start operating again under Level 4 restrictions, Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi last week gazetted official workplace rules.

The regulations, which include general injunctions to minimise the number of workers through shift rotation and remote working, are immediately in force and will remain so until South Africa's national state of disaster is called off. Companies are called upon to "minimise contact between workers as well as between workers and members of the public".

All businesses that are trading must comply with the regulations and the practical implementation thereof or they may face fines, or worse. Companies with fewer than 10 employees face a much less onerous set of rules than their bigger counterparts. And those with more than 500 employees have their own special requirements. For instance, large companies must submit a written risk assessment and accompanying policy to the department of labour.

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