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Employers and Employees must be #COVID-19 health and safety compliant under level 4 of the #lockdown
Since the nationwide lockdown was implemented and subsequently extended, South African Employers and Employees, save for those categorized as Essential Services, have been unable to attend at their workplaces to continue trading and rendering services. After...
Mitigating the Financial Impact of #Covid-19 and the Nationwide #Lockdown on Employers and Employees
When the initial 21-day nationwide lock down was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in March 2020, the financial impact on South African Employers and Employees at that stage had not yet been evident to the extent that it is now as we enter the final days of what...
#LockdownSA – unlocking your rights to child maintenance
If dealing with the proliferation of financial demands manufactured by the current Lockdown isn’t as daunting enough - having to deal with non-compliance with maintenance orders can be crippling and infuriating to say the least. It helps to know that the law can be...
Construction Guarantees – when does the contractor have the right to interfere with the employer’s claim?
It is a common occurrence for contractors to insure the performance of large construction projects. In fact in large projects this is a requirement. In many instances these projects do not run as anticipated and as a result these policies are invoked. For a...
The Gradual Phased Uplifting of the #lockdown and what it means for Businesses, Employers and Employees
On 23 April 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation and announced that from 1 May 2020 the nationwide lock down will be uplifted in a gradual and phased recovery process to ensure that economic activity can be revived through stages. The process will...
Privacy During #LockdownSA – A Slippery Slope or A Key to Public Health?
The Government announced that it would be using mobile tracking technology and other methods as a way to combat SARS-CoV- 19 (the Virus) and COVID-19. The tracking and tracing of people with the Virus is vital in the fight against it's spread. However, amaBhungane,...
Amendments to Regulations – Essential Services during #LockdownSA 16 April 2020
1. Restaurants and Supermarkets Restaurants remain closed, but supermarkets are open to sell essential goods. 2. Alcohol Transportation is not allowed except for producing essential products such as hand sanitisers, disinfectants, soap. 3. Essential goods were...
#Covid-19: Am I Covered For Medical Expenses?
If not by experience; we all have at least heard one recollection of an event from a friend, colleague or family member, where a medical aid scheme has rejected cover for a specified medicine or medical procedure. The Covid-19 virus and its associated heightened risk...
#COVID-19: How Darwin, A Pangolin, and A Virus have Impacted the Fiduciary Duties of Directors
Charles Darwin lived in an age of discovery and adventure. He was a well-known and adventurous epicure who, being a member of the ‘Glutton Club’, revelled in the joy of eating different types of animals, the more exotic the better. Darwin travelled the world on the...
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