Month: June 2020

GENERAL Next Post ARRANGEMENT UNDER LEVEL 3 LOCK DOWN LEAVE ARRANGEMENT –June 9, 2020 – byColette koortz Edit Template PRASA agreed that “Special Leave” will be granted to all Junior Employees as from 1 June 2020.Therefore, no employee will use his/her leave as from 1 June 2020, and no employee will have togo to the workplace as Line Managers will complete Leave and Timecards on behalf ofemployees.No permits will be issued for the signing of leave or timecards.Employees with comorbidities (pre-existing conditions)PRASA recognises the following pre-existing conditions as high risk, in line with the Centres forDisease Control and Prevention (CDC):moderate to severe asthma. chronic lung disease serious heart conditions immunocompromised people severe obesity diabetes chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis; and liver disease.These “high risk” employees are requested to submit medical proof of their pre-existing condition.Once this proof is submitted, such employees will be placed on Special Leave withoutaccumulating any additional leave credits of all types.Employees over 60 years, who cannot return to work due to their vulnerability to COVID-19, willbe placed on “Special Leave”.All employees who can demonstrate that they contracted COVID-19 in the course of theiremployment, will be regarded as having sustained an Injury On Duty (IOD).Keep safe and help us keep you safeReport where Lockdown rules are not being followed. UNTU Greetings,N HaasbroekObo SA HARRISGENERAL SECRETARY

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