The Code is a guide for employers and workers to encourage equal opportunities and fair treatment of persons with disabilities.
It also helps to create awareness of the contributions that persons with disabilities can make in the workplace.
The contents of the Code are:
Persons with disabilities
Careers in which persons with disabilities excel
Removing the barriers
Definition of “persons with disabilities”
Confidentiality and disclosure
Reasonable accommodation
Medical and psychometric assessments
Health and Safety
Worker’s compensation
Retention
Tips for work-seekers with disabilities
Education and awareness of persons with disabilities and the workplace
Needing assistance with employment services?
Contact details
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Relevance to Auditors, Independent Reviewers & Accountants:
Your clients must comply with Employment laws and regulations, and you must assess compliance thereto. If they don’t comply with the relevant laws and regulations, you have certain reporting obligations in terms of NOCLAR (Non-Compliance with Laws And Regulations) – this could include reporting to management, qualifying your audit opinion, reporting a Reportable Irregularity, etc.
As an auditor, independent reviewer, practitioner and accountant, you need to consider the latest publications from the Department of Labour that may provide guidance on issues of an employment nature.
As an employer, you also need to comply with employment laws and regulations in your workplace.
Relevance to Your Clients:
Your clients need to consider the latest publications from the Department of Labour that may provide guidance on issues of an employment nature.
An employer has a duty to comply with Employment laws and regulations.