As more workers head back to their places of work, their employers face two particular obligations that are bound to be problematic. Moneyweb Covid Covidregulations
The publication of new regulations to contain the spread of Covid-19 – to replace the emergency regulations enacted under the state of disaster – has elicited strong criticism, with people accusing politicians of aiming to entrench unnecessary regulations only to extend their power. The new Code of Practice was issued a few weeks ago and is designed to enforce measures to be taken in the workplace to contain Covid-19 infections after the lifting of the National State of Disaster.
“The HBA Regulations guideline indicates that all measures may not be necessary, for example, where there is a low prevalence of infection associated with a particular activity and that illness is easily treatable, leading to rapid and complete recovery,” says Webber Wentzel. “Employers should carefully consider the HBA Guideline in conjunction with their own workplace and activity specific risk assessment, as each scenario must be assessed for the workplace and its activities.
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