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The Minister of Employment and Labour in South Africa (Minister) has recently published three important legal developments affecting South African employers and employees - the Draft National Labour Migration Policy and Employment Services Amendment Bill, the Code of Practice for Managing Exposure to Sars-CoV-2 in the Workplace 2022, and the Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace. The Draft National Labour Migration Policy and Employment Services Amendment Bill (Draft Bill) The Draft Bill is currently open for public comment and aims to amend the Employment Services Act, as set out below.
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 the Hazardous Biological Agents Regulations promulgated on 16 March 2022 in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act No. 85 of 1993 (OHSA).
Although the State of Disaster can be expected to be lifted soon, Covid-19 is likely to linger for a while. So, what does the future hold with regard to the wearing of masks, social distancing, vaccination and other protective measures in the workplace? The Minister of Employment and Labour has published a Code of Good Practice: Managing Exposure to SARS-COV-2 in the Workplace, 2022 (“the Code”) in terms of the Labour Relations Act. The Code will replace the regulations issued in terms of the .