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An employee of Numsa was recently awarded R100 000 compensation after her HIV-positive status was disclosed in a meeting without her permission. | nebrahim

Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa , including Free State regional secretary, Andile Wiseman Zitho, have been ordered to pay R100 000 compensation to an employee who sued for damages relating to the disclosure of her HIV-positive status, without her permission, during a meeting.

The Free State High Court judgment ruled that disclosing an HIV-positive employee's status without their permission was public defamation and a violation of privacy. The employee said Zitho disclosed her status during a grievance meeting against him in February 2021.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

 

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