Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Notices

Purchase

4.1	Where an employee is in quarantine for 14 days due to Covid-19 pandemic, the employee shall qualify for illness benefit.

4.2	Confirmation from both the employer and the employee must be submitted together with the application as a proof that the employee was in an agreed pre-cautionary self-quarantine for 14 days.

4.3	In this instance, the confirmation letters from the employer and employee shall suffice.

4.4	Should an employee be quarantined for more than 14 days, a medical certificate from a medical practitioner must be submitted together with continuation form for payment.