Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Return-to-work of Employees who sustained occupational injuries or contracted occupational diseases under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993

13. Obligations of the employee
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(1) An employee shall:
(a) avail himself or herself and actively participate in the implementation of the Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Return-to-Work programme;
(b) return to his or her pre-injury workplace and perform pre-injury duties where functionally and medically reasonable; and
(c) accept an offer of reasonable accommodation by the employer, which can include alternative job placement, with or without assistive devices, technology, or duties where this is part of an agreed Return-to-Work plan.