The MBA North have been identified as one of the key stakeholders within the Construction Sector with respect to health and safety. The Chief Inspector of Occupational Health and Safety is in the process of promulgating Sector Guidelines in accordance with the Covid-19 Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Workplaces Directive (C19 OHS) Clause 45. […]
Following the Health & Safety Directive that was issued by The Department of Employment and Labour on the 29th April 2020, the following supporting documents have been issued to assist contractors: COVID-19 Employer Risk Assessment guide COVID-19 Worker Risk Assessment guide COVID-19 Walk Through Risk Assessment Tool
We move from Level 5 to Level 4 Lockdown tomorrow, 1 May 2020, and signed regulations have been trending via social media and the government’s SA Coronavirus web page. Follow the link from the COVID-19 tab on the MBA Website. The MBA has studied these and can confirm that there have been some improvements since the […]
Construction Industry Update: Commercial Construction will operate at Level 3 currently, however we have submitted a motivation to operate at Level 4 The government has developed a strategy for the country, provinces, districts and metros to be classified on a 5-level risk scale. Level One being low risk to level five being the highest risk […]
This has been a rather eventful weekend in the construction industry. Whilst I think we all respect the Government’s leadership in protecting us from the Covid-19 virus we are also extremely aware of the detrimental impact that the lockdown has had on our industry. Following President Ramaphosa’s speech on Thursday evening, Government released a document called […]
Ministers Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Ebrahim Patel, Ministers of Cogta and Dti briefed the country on the classification of industries as part of the Covid-19 risk-adjusted strategy on reopening of the economy this morning. The briefing served as the official launch of the Risk Adjusted Strategy and was for public comment and consultation. The MBA […]
The Master Builders Association (MBA) North warns that the lockdown and its aftermath are set to raise all sorts of issues for an industry that is already in trouble. “The fact that all construction work has been put on hold for the lockdown period has caused an immediate cash flow crunch, but there are longer […]
The construction industry has potential to create employment opportunities to cushion the impact of an anticipated increase in unemployment in the immediate aftermath of the current nation-wide lockdown. This is according to a submission made by the Construction COVID-19 Rapid Response Task Team (CCRR19TT) to motivate for a phased reactivation of the construction Sector. The […]
On Thursday last week (26 March 2020 at 17:55) we issued a communication entitled “COVID-19 – Lockdown Update – Employees & Wages” In that communication we provided an update on what we had learned up until then. Fresh information on the interpretation and practical implementation of the regulations has been coming in slowly and we […]
Easy-aid_guideline_and_uif_f TERS-application-process.pdf Please see the guidelines below to help you make decisions regarding payment and assistance of employees during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Payment to Employees One of the biggest concerns is that of the payment to employees. A lockdown is circumstances outside the control of the Employer and income will not be generated or it […]