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A multi-disciplinary team of Department of Employment and Labour inspectors will from today, 17 September 2024 lead an integrated national blitz of the hospitality sector, targeting restaurants.

Department of Employment and Labour Chief Inspector: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Milly Ruiters said the four-day inspection blitz will start from 17 September – 20 September and will also involve the South African Police Services, Department of Home Affairs and the Bargaining Council.

Ruiters said there was nothing unique about the blitz, except that the restaurants in particular were becoming a problem sector.

“As part of our work we normally conduct both proactive inspections and reactive inspections. In our strategy we have identified both problematic and high-risk sectors as a matter of focus," she said.

She said a total of Department's 1 984 “boots will be on the ground" during the next four days.

The team of inspectors will test compliance in regard to Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Unemployment Insurance Act (UIA), Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA), Employment Services Act (ESA) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Act.

Ruiters said reports on the work of inspectors on the ground will start to trickle in from Wednesday.

For media enquiries, contact

For media inquiries, kindly contact:

Teboho Thejane

Departmental Spokesperson

082 697 0694/ Teboho.Thejane@labour.gov.za  

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Issued by: Department of Employment and Labour

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