Employment Equity
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The over-sensitivities of an individual employee do not amount to harassment or unfair discrimination
The over-sensitivities of an individual employee do not amount to harassment or unfair discrimination In the recent decision of La Foy v Department of ... -
A colleague’s HIV status is not yours to share
A colleague’s HIV status is not yours to share All people who are positively diagnosed with HIV have the legal right to privacy. Employees ... -
Transformation in South Africa: The Next Phase
Transformation in South Africa: The Next Phase With the CCMA having successfully mediated the dispute referred by Solidarity to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) ... -
Worried about the new EE Amendments? Progressive implementation of numerical targets is possible!
Worried about the new EE Amendments? Progressive implementation of numerical targets is possible! On 12 April 2023 the President signed the Employment Equity (EE) ... -
Unequal pay does not necessarily equal unfair discrimination
In a recent judgment the Labour Court dismissed the claim by five black employees that Makro had unfairly discriminated against them by paying a ... -
Employers have close shave with religious discrimination
Ivan Israelstam Section 6 of the Employment Equity Act (EEA) prohibits unfair discrimination against an employee on arbitrary grounds One of these grounds is ... -
Employment Equity
Introduction. Every designated employer is required to design and implement an employment Equity plan. The purpose of the employment Equity plan is to enable ... -
Why employers cannot ignore equity laws…
Ivan Israelstam Minister of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana is making increasingly louder noises relating to thousands of employers who fail to comply with employment equity ... -
Harassment in the Workplace
Harassment in the workplace is an often complained of problem in the workplace. It takes place quite frequently, and it seems that the objective ... -
Summary of the Employment Equity Act, 55 of 1998, issued in terms of Section 25(1)
Summary of the Employment Equity Act 1. Chapter 1 – Definitions, purpose, interpretation and application 1.1 Purpose of the Act: Section 2 The purpose ...
