This article was written by Verushka Reddy, a director at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa

The most recent amendments to the Employment Equity Act permit the CCMA to consider unfair discrimination claims in certain circumstances. Exercising its newly found jurisdiction to determine ‘equal pay for equal work’ claims, the CCMA recently considered this question in

This article was written by Douglas de Jager , an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa 

Section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa states that “[n]o person may unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status…” and that “[n]ational

This article was written by Kelly Armstrong, a candidate attorney at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa

The new amendments to the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (the EEA) assist employers in defending unfair discrimination claims by enabling employers to show that the alleged unfair discrimination is justifiable.  Prior to the amendment, an