BusinessLive reports that according to the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), the public sector has recorded the highest number of workplaces not complying with the Covid-19 health and safety regulations.  

The department has conducted inspections at 4,306 workplaces across the public and private sectors since the lockdown began, and only 2,374 were in compliance.  Most cases of non-compliance were in public and private health-care institutions, where more than 1,000 health-care have workers tested positive for Covid-19.  DEL inspector-general Aggy Moiloa reported that non-compliance in the public sector accounted for 54%, while the private sector recorded 43%.  He said the low compliance level was unacceptable.  While DEL spokesperson Teboho Thejane advised that they had an advocacy campaign aimed at ensuring employers and workers knew their rights, he warned that workplaces not complying would be “dealt with” through relevant legislative framework.  “Depending on the nature and severity of the transgression, a correction notice, compliance order or even a prohibition order can be issued,” said Thejane.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive

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