Reply To: EFFECT OF THE LIFTING OF COVID RESTRICTIONS

[Ali Ncume]

Despite the upliftment of Covid restrictions, same does not remove the employer’s obligation to ensure health and safety of employees in the workplace. The employer still has the responsibility to provide a safe working environment. Therefore, the employer still needs to protect employees at the workplace from any risk that may arise from Covid. The upliftment of restrictions does not necessarily mean that Covid does not exist. It is for the aforementioned reason that some employers can still implement and/or retain their policy which require employees to wear masks – that is a safety measure.