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Vapes and E-cigarettes in the Workplace

E-cigarettes and Vapes claim to offer a safer tobacco-free alternative, but their safety is doubted by health organizations due to nicotine and potentially harmful substances, leading to varying regulations and the need for prescriptions in some countries like South Africa.

LRA Amendments – Yet more delays and uncertainty

Contrary to recent reports, the amendments to the LRA, although passed by parliament, still have some way to go before becoming law. After being debated in parliament, the amendments were sent to the state law advisors to tidy up some of the amendments proposed during the parliamentary process and in the normal course of events would then have gone to the National Council of Provinces for approval before being signed off by the president.

Employment Services Bill (‘ESB’)

The first draft of the ESB was published for comment in 2010. Many employers greeted the first draft with great apprehension, criticising it for being unworkable and placing too much of a burden on employers. A second draft was published in the Government Gazette in November 2012.