by Lia Marus | Dec 10, 2020 | Latest News
At the beginning of 2014, the Employment Equity Amendment Act 2013 (EEAA) became law. Section 6(1) of said Act – which contains the listed grounds according to which discrimination is considered to be unfair – was amended to include the wording “or on any other...
by Lia Marus | Dec 9, 2020 | Latest News
If one of your female employees informs you that she is pregnant, and does work that could be harmful to her unborn child, you are obliged to find alternative, safer employment for her for the duration of her pregnancy. The case of Samancor Chrome Ltd (Eastern Chrome...
by Lia Marus | Dec 4, 2020 | Latest News
In our workplaces, there are still instances of discrimination which are occurring and the cases that are going through our labour courts bear testament to this. We are fortunate to have legislation which prevents discrimination in the workplace however,...
by Lia Marus | Nov 30, 2020 | Latest News
You, as an employer, are perfectly entitled to set the educational requirements that you need each position in your company to fulfil. This does not amount to discrimination as is alleged in many cases. The matter of Public Servants Association o.b.o. Thorne v...
by Lia Marus | Nov 20, 2020 | Latest News
If someone is unfairly discriminated against, the reason for this discrimination must be arbitrary or subjective. In legal terminology, this reason is called an ‘arbitrary ground’. These grounds harm a person’s dignity or affect them in an equally negative way. If...
by Lia Marus | Nov 19, 2020 | Latest News
Section 9 of the Constitution states that everyone is equal in the eyes of the law and prohibits unfair discrimination. However, the dividing line between what is fair and unfair discrimination sometimes becomes a bit blurry as can be seen in the case of Phahla/ Seven...
by Global Business Editor | Nov 8, 2018 | Newsletters
Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value is entrenched within the Employment Equity Act and continues to gain greater coverage across the world as governments try to redress imbalances of a past. Although pay inequality globally tends to focus on the gender pay gaps that...
by Lia Marus | Jul 25, 2018 | Newsletters
The 2014 amendments to the Employment Equity Act (EEA) state that people who perform the same work, or work of similar value, must receive the same or similar remuneration. Recently, a number of significant labour law cases have been adjudicated which put this...
by Global Business Editor | Aug 16, 2017 | Latest News, Newsletters
Two weeks ago, we looked at who ‘designated employers’ are under the Employment Equity Act (EEA). Very importantly, we said that designated employers must create work opportunities for designated groups. In this article, we’ll unpack the definition...
