
Labour Directives relating to COVID-19
Government Notice 110 of 2020
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Published in Government Gazette no. 7195 on 29 April 2020
- Assented to on 28 April 2020
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Commenced on 29 April 2020
- [Up to date as at 14 August 2021]
In these directives, a word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Regulations has that meaning, and unless the context otherwise indicates-"employee" means an employee as defined in section 1 of the Act;"employer" means an employer as defined in section 1 of the Act;"Regulations" means the State of Emergency - Covid-19 Regulations published under Proclamation No. 9 of 28 March 2020; and"the Act" means the Labour Act, 2007 (Act No. 11 of 2007). In addition to the requirements provided for under section 34 of the Act, the following topics form part of the subjects of the negotiations of a dismissal:(a)categories and manner of selection of employees to retain;(b)support for retraining of affected employees;(c)severance pay for employees; and(d)recall rights of retrenched employees. If an employee-(a)contracts COVID-19 or suffers from a COVID-19 related post-traumatic stress disorder during the course of his or her employment; and(b)is eligible to receive benefits from the Employees’ Compensation Fund,the employee may receive such benefits in terms of the Employees Compensation Act, 1941 (Act No. 30 of 1941) for an industrial disease. A person who contravenes or fails to comply with paragraph (1) of directive 3 commits an offence and is on conviction liable to a fine not exceeding N$2 000 or to imprisonment for a period of 6 months or both fine and imprisonment.
1. Definitions
2. Negotiation topics
3. Health and safety at work place
4. Sickness and employee compensation benefits
5. Offences and penalties
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