1. It is an offence for an employer to victimise an employee for a range of activities protected by the Act. In addition to dismissal, the prohibited actions include the reduction of the employee's rate of remuneration, the unfavourable alteration of terms and conditions of employment, and altering the employee's position relative to that of fellow employees to the employee's disadvantage.
2. The protected acts are:
2.1. giving information that is required to be given in terms of the Act or which relates to the terms and conditions of the employment of the employee concerned or his or her fellow employees to any person charged with administering the Act including the Minister;
2.2. complying with a lawful prohibition, requirement, request or direction of an inspector; 383 giving evidence before a court of law or the Industrial Court;
2.3. doing anything which he or she is entitled to do or is required to do in terms of the Act or refusing to do anything which he or she is prohibited from doing in terms of the Act.