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This course investigates the Employment Equity Act and all of its ramifications for organisations. The training ensures that Employment Equity Committees understand their role and function. The course looks at the legal reporting requirements of organisations as per affirmative action reports.
This course gives a thorough understanding of the Employment Equity legislation and process, and gives members of the Employment Equity committee all the necessary practical tools to work together constructively towards developing a sound consultation process within the business.
By attending this ICL training course, delegates will be able to:
Understand the purpose of the Employment Equity Act along with interpreting and applying it.
Preparing, implementation and monitoring your employment equity.
Profiling your workforce.
The employment equity regulations, specifically discrimination and harassment prohibitions.
When and how to report using EEA2 and EEA4s.
What to expect and how to prepare for equity audits.
Live-Online
HR managers and HR personnel
General managers
Employment equity committee members
All other individuals who need to know what employment equity is about.
Overview of The Employment Equity Act
Understanding the Employment Equity Act
Designated groups: African, Coloured and Indian, women, disabled
Prohibition of Unfair Discrimination
Understanding unfair discrimination
Differentiation
Discrimination
Direct and indirect discrimination
Grounds of discrimination
Employment applicants, work analysis and inherent requirements of the job/ job descriptions
Recruitment and selection
How the Employment Equity legislation attempts to eliminate and prohibit unfair discrimination
Medical and Psychological assessments
Labour court case studies
Employment Equity And Affirmative Action
Understanding Affirmative Action
The Equality Test (Section 9(2)) of the Constitution
Understanding Black Empowerment
National or regional demographics
Understanding the BBBEE scorecard as per management control
The duties of designated employers
The requirements of disclosure of information
Employment Equity Plans and the requirements for keeping records
EEA2 Report
One year and three-year plans
Wage Discrimination
Wage gaps based on race, gender and disability
Pay discrepancies
New amendments to the Employment Equity Act
Fines and penalties
EEA4 report
Labour Court cases
Roles, Responsibilities and Functions of The Employment Equity Committee
Monitoring Employment Policies, Procedures & Practices
Monitoring /Evaluating Implementation of an EE Plan
Oversight of EE committee vs HR department responsibilities
Consultation
Identification of EE Barriers
Recruitment barriers
Promotion barriers
Qualification barriers and skills development
Succession planning barriers
Developing EE Measures
Benchmarking Best Practices
Frequency and content of Committee Meetings
Confidentiality in not disclosing salaries and personal information
The Skills Development Committee
Workplace skills plan and Annual Training Report
The BBBEE scorecard and skills development
Practical analysis of EE plans and EE reports
The way forward and planning for the employment equity committee