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Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998)

Code of Good Practice

Employment of Persons with Disabilities

11. Retaining persons with disabilities

 

11.1 Employees who become disabled during employment should, where reasonable, be re-integrated into work. Employers should seek to minimize the impact of the disability on employees.

 

11.2 If an employee becomes disabled, the employer must consult the employee to assess if the disability can be reasonably accommodated.

 

11.3 If an employee becomes disabled, the employer must maintain contact with the employee and where reasonable encourage early return-to-work. This may require vocational rehabilitation, transitional work programmes and where appropriate, temporary or permanent flexible working time.

 

11.4 If an employee is frequently absent from work for reasons of illness or injury, the employer should consult the employee to assess if the reason for absence is a disability that requires reasonable accommodation.

 

11.5 If reasonable, employers should explore the possibility of offering alternative work, reduced work or flexible work placement, so that employees are not compelled or encouraged to terminate their employment.