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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Metal and Engineering Industries

Extension of the Consolidated Main Collective Agreement to Non-parties (for the period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024)

Part 2

5. Annexures

Annexure F

Code of Good Practice on Key Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment

10. Employee Benefits
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10.1Employees with HIV or AIDS may not be unfairly discriminated against in the allocation of employee benefits.

 

10.2Employees who become ill with AIDS should be treated like any other employee with a comparable life threatening illness with regard to access to employee benefits.

 

10.3Information from benefit schemes on the medical status of an employee should be kept confidential and should not be used to unfairly discriminate.

 

10.4Where an employer offers a medical scheme as part of the employee benefit package it must ensure that this scheme does not unfairly discriminate, directly or indirectly, against any person on the basis of his or her HIV status.