In Canada, most federally regulated employers in the private and public spheres are subject to the Employment Equity Act, or in French, la Loi sur l’équité en matière d’emploi (the “Act”). First enacted in 1986, the Act’s objective is to ensure that federally regulated employers proactively engage in equitable practices that
Die Umsetzung guter Vorsätze: Erstmaliger Entgeltbericht nach dem Entgelttransparenzgesetz
Ganz oben auf der To-Do-Liste für 2018 steht – neben den Vorsätzen für das neue Jahr – für viele Unternehmen die erstmalige Aufstellung des Berichts zur Gleichstellung und Entgeltgleichheit nach dem Entgelttransparenzgesetz. Der Bericht ist im Jahr 2018 erstmals zu erstellen – Berichtszeitraum ist dabei das
“Whilst we have made some progress, there is still a long way to go as there are many who are still holding on to outdated historic tendencies … ‘Apartheid hangover’, others call it.” These were the words of Minister of Labour, Nelisiwe Mildred Oliphant, when she launched the 17th Commission for Employment Equity
This article was written by Mlungisi Khambule, an Associate Designate at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
The duty to consult appears throughout labour law. It is also an important pillar to achieving employment equity in South Africa. With the wave of department of labour inspections for employment equity compliance persisting, it is important to understand
This post was contributed by Kate Paterson
In July 2013, the trade union Solidarity will take the Department of Correctional Services to the Labour Court in Cape Town for what is anticipated will be a week-long trial of the constitutionality of the Department’s employment equity plan.
The plan is for the Department’s employees to