The Inspection and Enforcement Services Directorate, which is tasked with ensuring a labour market that is characterised by sound labour relations and respect for workers’ rights, will be conducting blitz inspections in Acornhoek, Mpumalanga Province.

The inspections will take place for the whole week beginning on Monday, 21 June until Friday, 25 June 2021. The inspections will take the integrated approach whereby all relevant fields within inspection and enforcement services will form part of the teams comprising Employment Standard Inspectors (BCEA) and Occupational Health and Safety Inspectors (OHSA).

The purpose of the Blitz during this period will be:

 

• To examine how section 10(8) of the National Disaster Management Act 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002), as well as Covid-19 directives issued by the Minister of Employment and Labour are applied in the workplaces

 

 

• To advocate through inspections　for Covid-19 compliance, OHSA and its regulations　to relevant employers/employees

 

 

• To examine how national labour standards are applied in the workplaces through inspection and enforcement of employment laws

 

Date: 21 – 25 June 2021

Venue: Acornhoek and surrounding areas