LLW2601 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTR 1 2026 - DISTINCTION | DUE 23 APRIL 2025

LLW2601 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 2026 23 APRIL 2026 Ms Lerato Mngomezulu works as a Senior Manager for Sebakamathata Accountants. She is currently six months pregnant with her first child. The biological father of the unborn child is her line manager, Mr Pieter Van Rooyen, who serves as the Partner-inCharge of the audit team managed by Lerato. When Lerato disclosed her pregnancy to him, Pieter categorically denied paternity and said Lerato was probably pregnant because she was a “harlot” with “loose morals” and he would not allow her to make him father another man’s child. From then onwards,…. 1. With reference to legislation, identify and discuss the offence Pieter’s derogatory words to Lerato, such as “harlot” and “loose morals”, may amount to. Question 1.1 Pieter’s words constitute sexual harassment as defined in the Code of Good Practice on the Handling of Sexual Harassment Cases in the Workplace (issued under the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA)). The Code defines sexual harassment as unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that violates an employee’s dignity, creates a hostile work environment, or constitutes a barrier to equity. Pieter’s verbal conduct calling Lerato a “harlot” with “loose morals” falls under verbal sexual harassment