Employment Equity Act
EE changes: What should you worry about? (Part 1)
- Published on 16 Oct 2012
- Helen Wilsenach
Recently, the Employment Equity Amendment Bill was published for comment. The proposed amendments, which have everyone talking, are those dealing with unfair discrimination, affirmative action, and equal pay for equal work. Today, we’ll have a look at what the proposed unfair discrimination rules say. In the coming weeks, we will discuss the planned affirmative action laws, equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, and the changes regarding the treatment of sexual harassment cases and testing.
We dare not fail
- Published on 26 Jun 2012
- Christelle du Toit
Both the Presidency and the Ministry for Women, Children, and People with Disabilities have said government has to achieve a target of at least 2% of its workforce comprising of people with disabilities by 2013. This drive, however, dates back many years, and while government says failure is not an option, it has failed in this regard before.
