Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry

Main Collective Agreement

Part I : Provisions for the Non-Metro Areas

Annexures

Annexure A : Code of Good Practice on Key Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment with the Clothing Manufacturing Industry of South Africa

14. Assessing the Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Workplace
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14.1.Employers and the trade union should develop appropriate strategies to understand, assess and respond to the impact of HIV/AIDS in their particular workplace and sector. This should be done in cooperation with sectoral, local, provincial and national initiatives by government, civil society and non-governmental organisations.

 

14.2.Broadly, impact assessments should include:
(i)Risk profiles; and
(ii)Assessment of the direct and indirect costs of HIV/AIDS;

 

14.3. Risk profiles may include an assessment of the following:
(i)The vulnerability of individual employees or categories of employees to HIV infection;
(ii)The nature and operations of the organisation and how these may increase susceptibility to HIV infection (e.g. migrancy or hostel dwellings);
(iii)A profile of the communities from which the organisation draws its employees;
(iv)A profile of the communities surrounding the organisation’s place of operation; and
(v)An assessment of the impact of HIV/AIDS upon their target markets and client base.

 

14.4.The assessments should also consider the impact that the HIV/AIDS epidemic may have on:
(i)Direct costs such as costs to employee benefits, medical costs and increased costs related to staff turnover such as training and recruitment costs and the costs of implementing an HIV/AIDS programme;
(ii)Indirect costs such as costs incurred as a result of increased absenteeism, employee morbidity, loss of productivity, a general decline in workplace morale and possible workplace disruption;

 

14.5.The cost effectiveness of any HIV/AIDS interventions should also be measured as part of an impact assessment.