Understanding Employment Equity
TYPE: Short Course
MODE: Online Only
DURATION: 2 Days
CREDITS: N/A
The purpose of the employment Equity plan is to enable the employer “to achieve reasonable progress towards employment Equity”, to assist in eliminating unfair discrimination in the workplace, and to achieve equitable representation of employees from designated groups by means of affirmative action measures.
This short course is intended for managers of all businesses and the specific outcome regarding Employment Equity is of particular relevance to managers of businesses that need to comply with Employment Equity. It is of particular usefulness to following:
1. Members of an employment equity consultation forum,
2. Designated Employment Equity managers.
The purpose is to give insight into the Employment Equity process with emphasis on the following:
1. The concept of a Designated Employer.
2. What is a Designated Employee.
3. Consultation during the Employment Equity process.
4. Performing an analysis of a workplace for Employment Equity- EEA12.
5. Preparing an Employment Equity Plan- EEA13.
6. Implementing the EE Plan.
7. Annual reporting on the EE Plan- EEA2 and EEA4.
8. Equal work for equal pay.
9. Fair and Unfair discrimination.
10. Affirmative Action.
11. Employment Equity and the Disabled employee.