Inspection
This was uncovered on Tuesday during a ‘mega blitz inspection’.
Among others, the department said that Takealot was found to be in contravention of the following regulations in terms of the OHS Act: Ergonomics regulations, pressure equipment regulations, general administration regulations, hazardous chemical agent regulations, driven machinery regulations and general safety regulations.
The department’s inspectors also found that Takealot was not complying with the Unemployment Insurance Fund Act, Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and compliance orders against the company were issued in those regards.
As many as 11 undocumented foreign employees and two employers were arrested at the Takealot warehouse in Kempton Park, and three more in Pretoria yesterday.
Takealot said in a statement to Business Report that it acknowledged the…