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Disability and incapacity
The same words mean different tests. Everyday talk, medical models, employment law, compensation schemes, and income-protection policies do not share a definition. Income protection usually assesses treated performance of material duties. Discrimination statutes often look at the unmitigated baseline. Mixing those axes is a trap.
33 contexts · Disability · Incapacity · Mitigated-state trap · Capacity ≠ performance
Workplace incapacity and equity
Disability
Legal - South Africa (Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998)
Long-term or recurring physical or mental impairment that substantially limits prospects of entry into, or advancement in, employment.
disability · ZADisablement
Legal - South Africa (Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998)
(Not a separately defined statutory term; "disability" is the operative term)
incapacity · ZAIncapacity
Employment - South Africa (LRA Schedule 8: Incapacity - Ill Health or Injury)
Inability of an employee to perform their duties due to ill health or injury, which may (if the incapacity is permanent and no reasonable accommodation is possi…
incapacity · ZAIncapacity
Employment - South Africa (LRA Schedule 8: Incapacity - Poor Work Performance)
Inability of an employee to meet the required performance standard, distinct from ill health, which may justify dismissal if fair procedure (setting standards, …