MRL3702 STUDY UNIT 4 - EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT questions and answers with detailed accurate solutions and graded A+

PROHIBITION OF UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION - ANS1. no person may unfairly discriminate,directly or indirectly against an employee, in any employment policy or practice, on one of more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy,marital status, family responsibility, ethnic or social original, color, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, HIV status, conscience, belief, political opinion, culture, language, birth or any other arbitrary ground. IT IS NOT UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION TO - ANSa) take affirmative action measures consistent with the purpose of this Act b) distinguish, exclude or prefer any person on the basis of an inherent requirement of a job. HARASSMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE - ANSis a from of unfair discrimination and is prohibited on any one or a combination of grounds of unfair discrimination listed in subsection 1 EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AMENDMENT ACT - ANS1 AUGUST 2014 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO) - ANSexamples 1 Convention 111 on Discrimination (employment and occupation 2. Convention 100 Equal Rumenraiton. PEPUDA - ANSPromotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 2000 FORMAL EQUALITY S9(3) AND (4) - ANSProhibits unfair discrimination Focuses on protecting individuals against discrimination SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY S9(2) - ANSRequires affrimative action Recognises that opportunities are determined by an individual's status as a member of a group. DIFFERENTIATION - ANSTreating people differently occurs frequently in worplace 1. when people apply for posts 2. when employees apply for promotion. Such differentiation is acceptable. - basis on valid grounds and serves legitimate purpose.