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Click here to download the new code
of conduct on Employment Equity
Code
of Good Practice on the Integration of Employment Equity into Human Resource
Policies and Practices.
The above Code
of Good Practice was gazetted on 4th August 2005 in Government
Gazette 27866.
A full copy has
been placed on our website. (Click on the link on the bottom of this page)
This is an
extremely important document. It is some 40 pages in length, and applies to
almost all employers except those who are exempt from the provisions of the
Employment Equity Act.
Over the course
of the next few weeks, we will be examining the content of this document in
detail.
As a starting
point, a brief summary of the contents reflects that matters addressed are
Implementing E.E. ; Commencing Employment ; Job Descriptions ; Job Analysis ;
Recruitment & Selection ; Induction procedures ; Probation matters ; Impacts on
Employment Equity ; Harassment ; Discipline, Grievances and disputes ;
Terminating Employment ; Exit Interviews ; Interviewing and short-listing job
applicants ; Medical, Psychological and similar assessments ; Terms and
Conditions of Employment ; Remuneration – equal pay for equal work or for work
of equal value ; Advertising job vacancies ; Performance management ; Skills
development ; Promotions and transfers ; and so the list grows.
Based only on
those topics mentioned above, employers will realize that this is not a document
to be ignored or treated lightly.
This is serious
stuff!!
The Code clearly
sets out how employers should integrate the Employment Equity requirements into
its human resources policies and procedures.
It is very
comprehensive in its coverage, and on a number of things extremely specific.
A further
amendment is the amended Code of Good Practice on Sexual Harassment, which we
will also be examining in detail and will cover in a series of weekly article.
This amended
Code was also published in the above gazette.
Coverage
includes The Test for Sexual Harassment ; Factors to establish sexual harassment
; Guiding Principles ; Sexual Harassment Policies ; Procedures ; and
Disciplinary Sanctions.
More next week –
Interesting times ahead !!
For further
information, contact Derek Jackson – advice@labourguide.co.za
Click here to download the new code
of conduct on Employment Equity
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