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Read or download labour legislation published as Acts and Amendments to the Acts

• Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act

  Workers who are affected by occupational injuries and diseases are entitled to compensation

All the sectoral determination of an act

• Sectoral Determination 12: Forestry Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 1: Contract Cleaning Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 10: Children in the Performance of Advertising, Artistic and Cultural Activities
  
• Sectoral Determination 11: Taxi Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 13: Farm Worker Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 5 : Learnerships
  
• Sectoral Determination 6: Private Security Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic Workers
  
• Sectoral Determination 9: Wholesale and Retail Sector
  

Plain English summaries of key topics within labour legislation

• Basic Guide to Claiming Compensation for Occupational Injuries
  

Download application forms, claim forms, reports, and samples of employment documents with instructions. You can also download templates of documents issued by the Department of Labour

• Form W.CL.1 - Employers Report of an Occupational Disease
  
• Form W.CL.3 - Notice of Accident and Claim for Compensation
  

Simple step-by step instructions for processes and procedures

• How To Claim from the Compensation Fund if you are a Worker

  All workers must report all accidents or disease to their employers immediately, and submit forms from their doctor.

• How to Report an Occupational Accident with the Compensation Fund if you are an employer

  Employers must send the necessary forms with the doctors report to the Compensation Fund when accidents occur.

• How To Report an Occupational Disease to the Compensation Fund if you are an Employer

  All employers must report all occupational diseases within 14 days.

Codes of Good Practices issued by the Minister

• Disability in the workplace

  The Code is a guide for employers and workers on key aspects of promoting equal opportunities and fair treatment for people with disabilities.

• Key Aspects on the Employment of People with Disabilities

  A guide for employers and workers on promoting equal opportunities and fair treatment for people with disabilities.

Download special reports, guides, and other useful information

• Calculation of compensation for workers injured on or after 1 April 2005