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Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry bitterly disappointed with 14th EE Commission Report
BD Live reports that the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry feels that the 14th report of the Employment Equity Commission will not do much to promote 'real development' in South Africa's human resources. In addition, it said that the report was "sloppy and had not been properly checked".
Said Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, Janine Myburgh: "The intention and spirit of employment equity is not simply to look at racial quotas of top-paying jobs, but (also) to look at how we can develop our human resources as a nation.
"We want to see employment equity in the workplace and in management but to achieve this we need to foster and develop the talents of our people. What we should really be looking at is the future and how to bring on and develop the next generation of managers."
The 14th report of the Employment Equity Commission shows a number of statistics. Among others, it reports that less than 20% of top management positions in South Africa are held by black Africans. Whites dominate these positions – at 62.7% - while Indians make up 8.3%, coloureds 5.1% and foreign nationals 4.1%.
She said one explanation for the poor quality of the report was the "inappropriate qualifications of the commissioners".
"Business was clearly underrepresented and the commission was dominated by trade unionists, social workers and politicians. Both community representatives, for instance, were high-profile members of the South African Communist Party.
"When you look at the commissioners and their backgrounds it becomes clear that business was either not heard or understood. This is supposed to be a report about what is happening in business but there is no commissioner with a background in human resource management managing a business."
