Section 14: Duty to provide suitable employment

14. Duty to provide suitable employment (1) No disabled person shall be employed to perform work which, having regard to the nature of his disability, is not suitable. (2) Where a dispute arises as to whether any work is or is not suitable for a disabled person, the dispute may be referred by the disabled person or his employer to the Board for determination. (3) The Board shall, on being requested to make a determination under subsection (2)— (a) — (b) require the Hearing Committee to hold a hearing and make the determination. (4) A proper record shall be kept of all proceedings held under subsection (3). (5) A determination made by the Hearing Committee under subsection (3) (b) shall be communicated to the Board for consideration and decision. (6) The Board shall inform the parties of its decision under subsection (5) and may give such directions to an employer as it may consider reasonable and proper in all the circumstances. [Issue 5] T16 – 6 (7) The employer shall, subject to section 15, comply with any direction of the Board under subsection (6). [S. 14 amended by s. 7 of Act 14 of 2012 w.e.f. 1 September 2012.]