The Tygerberg Chapter invites you to a virtual event not to be missed, with Marleen Potgieter.

During June 2021, the Department of Employment and Labour published a Directive on whether companies can make vaccines compulsory in the workplace or not.

Balancing the needs of employers to create and maintain a healthy and safe environment against the freedom of choice and bodily integrity of employees is something that has been debated since the advent of vaccines and their roll-out.

The simple argument is that there is a global pandemic and employees can hardly be precious about their constitutional freedom of choice, bodily integrity, or religious conviction and employers are within their right to require all their employees to be vaccinated in the interests of safety of all staff, clients and customers.

However, the Department of Employment and Labour has anticipated the potential fall-out with staff, by publishing the Directive.

To ensure that you balance the occupational health and safety obligations against the constitutional rights of your employees, this webinar will help you put in place a defensible policy and process for your organisation.

We will cover:

• What do the directives say and how does it impact on your workplace?
• What must be put in place, including a policy and training for staff, to satisfy a good consultative process?
• What should such a policy contain?
• How you can best inform your employees?
• What does "reasonable accommodation" mean in line with the directives?

This webinar will set you up for a good consultation process, paving the way for policy introduction and making sure that you meet the requirements of the Directive published by the Department of Employment and Labour on 11 June 2021, and at the same time, not alienating your employees. Join Marleen Potgieter, a Labour Law expert and owner of Equity Works, for a webinar to answer any questions you might have around your process.

Presenter Marleen Potgieter is a qualified attorney who has had extensive experience in Employment Equity Compliance. She was instrumental in writing the original Regulations to the EEA when it was first passed, and also penned the Summary of the EEA, the poster that is compulsory in all workplaces.

Marleen co-authored the Juta book on Unfair Discrimination, wrote a book on Social Media in the Workplace and has helped many companies with employment equity compliance since the passing of the act in 1998.

She has trained and advised many clients on Dispute Resolution, general labour compliance including advice on the COVID-19 landscape, disciplinary processes, sound performance management systems and absence management. She is also a qualified Executive Coach.

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