Employment Equity

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This course investigates the Employment Equity Act and all of its ramifications for organisations. The training ensures that Employment Equity Committees understand their role and function. The course looks at the legal reporting requirements of organisations as per affirmative action reports.

What Will You Learn?

  • 1. Overview of the Employment Equity Act
  • 2. Prohibition of unfair discrimination
  • 3. Employment Equity and Affirmative action
  • 4. Wage discrimination

Course Content

Overview of the Employment Equity Act Understanding the Employment Equity Act

Designated groups: African, Coloured and Indian, women, disabled

Understanding unfair discrimination

Differentiation

Direct and indirect discrimination

Grounds of discrimination

Employment applicants, work analysis and inherent requirements of the job/ job description

Recruitment and selection

How the Employment Equity legislation attempts to eliminate and prohibit unfair

Medical and Psychological assessments

Labour court case studies

Understanding Affirmative Action

The Equality Test (Section 9(2)) of the Constitution

Understanding Black Empowerment

National or regional demographics

Understanding the BBBEE scorecard as per management control

The duties of designated employer

The requirements of disclosure of information

Employment Equity Plans and the requirements for keeping records

EEA2 Report

One year and three year plans

Wage gaps based on race, gender and disability

Pay discrepancies

New amendments to Employment Equity Act

Fines and penalties

EEA4 report

Labour Court cases

Roles, responsibilities and functions of the Employment Equity Committee