Employers must take measures to protect the health and safety of everyone in their workplace as some companies resume operations under stage four of the lockdown, employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi said on Sunday.
Nxesi said the directive was in no way reducing existing obligations on employers in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
“They must report any diagnosis of Covid-19 at work to the department of health and the department of employment and labour.”Nxesi said employers must minimise the number of workers in the workplace at any time through shift work or working arrangements to achieve social distancing. Nxesi said social distancing must be implemented in all common areas in and around the workplace, including working spaces, canteens and meeting rooms.
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