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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

13. Management of HIV in the Workplace

 

13.1 The effective management of HIV/AIDS in the workplace requires an integrated strategy that includes, amongst other, the following elements:

 

13.1.1 An understanding and assessment of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the workplace; and

 

13.1.2 Long and short term measures to deal with and reduce this impact, including
(i) An HIV/AIDS Policy for the workplace
(ii) HIV/AIDS Programs, which would incorporate:
(a) Ongoing sustained prevention of the spread of HIV among employees and their communities;
(b) Management of employees with HIV so that they are able to work productively for as long as possible; and
(c) Strategies to deal with the direct and indirect costs of HIV/AIDS in the workplace.