COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease)

Managing absenteeism and medical incapacity during a pandemic

Employers need to formulate new strategies to manage employee productivity as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown regulations.

Reliable data on struggling SMMEs needed to stimulate Covid-19 recovery

Medscheme detects interesting trends in age-group analysis of COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations

More than 100 days since the first coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) was detected in South Africa and more than 90 days since the nationwide lockdown began, Medscheme – South Africa's largest health risk management services provider, has conducted an age group analysis on the infection rate and hospitalisation of its members and found that no age group was immune.

Bleach versus deep-cleaning? What to do when an employee tests positive

Despite the widespread practice of shutting down entire retail stores and calling in deep-cleaning experts when an employee tests positive for COVID-19, there is no legal requirement for retailers (or other employers) to do either.