The new Public Health Act: A different perspective

Epidemics can and have changed history. Eight hundred years ago, Europe was dominated by the feudal system. Half a century later was the devastation left by The Plague, the black death of 1348 that killed an estimated third of the population, making labour a scarce commodity.

Over the recent past, companies have worked round the clock to come up with policies that emphasise that no employee will be dismissed, retrenched or have their employment terminated merely on the basis of having a life-threatening condition such as HIV/AIDS.