Go softly amid your pregnant employees
Employers need to use the services of labour law experts to devise and implement detailed strategies
Pregnant employees are strongly protected under SA law. There are no fewer than six pieces of legislation that require employers to treat pregnant and post-pregnant employees with the greatest care. One of these is the code of good practice on the protection of employees during pregnancy and after the birth of a child. The code, issued in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), is aimed at protecting pregnant and post-pregnant employees and obliges employers to encourage women to inform their employers of their pregnancies as early as possible to ensure they can assess risks and deal with them. It is also required that the employer evaluates the situation of each employee who has informed the employer that she is pregnant and assesses risks to the health and safety of pregnant or breast-feeding employees within the workplace. Then the employer must implement measures to protect pregnant or breastfeeding employees on the job and supply them with information and traini...
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