Equality in the Workplace: Reflections from South Africa and Beyond

Product Details:
Author(s):
Dupper, OC and
Garbers, C
Year Published:
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
This collection of essays evaluates the efficacy in achieving the goals stated by the Employment Equity Act against the background of South Africa and comparative experiences in India, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union. It covers the general principles and grounds of discrimination, analyses the success or otherwise of affirmative action measures in South Africa and evaluates employment equity for the disabled, migrant workers, those with family responsibilities, women and the aged.
Key Benefits
Evaluates the efficacy of the Employment Equity Act in achieving its stated goals, against the background  of comparative experiences in India, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union
Covers the general principles and grounds of discrimination
Analyses the success or otherwise of affirmative action measures in South Africa
Evaluates employment equity for the disabled, migrant workers, those with family responsibilities, women and the aged
Contributions are by eminent international and local experts
Content
Part I: Substantive Equality: Comparative & Critical Perspectives
The Aims and Limits of Equality Laws by Bob Hepple
Facing the Future: Substantive Equality Under the Spotlight by Sandra Fredman
The Supreme Court of Canada, Substantive Equality, and Inequality at Work by Judy Fudge
Unfair Discrimination Law – Developments at European Level (with specific reference to the new German Act on Equal Treatment) by Manfred Weiss
Constitutional Equality in South Africa by Catherine Albertyn
Different Routes to Equality and Empowerment by Paul Benjamin
Plus ça change: Re-inventing Inequality in the Post-apartheid Workplace by Jan Theron
Part II: General Principles & Grounds of Discrimination 
The prohibition of unfair discrimination: Applying s 3(d) of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 by Darcy du Toit
Age discrimination in South African labour law: A critical assessment of the law on ‘retiring’ older workers by Craig Bosch
The New Disability Convention: Implications for Disability Equality Norms in the South African Workplace by Charles Ngwena
Flexible Working Arrangements for Employees with Family Responsibilities – The Failings of the Employment Equity Act . 194  by Tamara Cohen & Lisa Dancaster
Gender Discrimination in Labour Law and Social Security: Perspectives from SADC by Marius Olivier
Migrant Workers and Non-discrimination in the Workplace: An International Law Perspective by Annette Lansink
Part III: Affirmative Action 
Towards Inclusion and Diversity: India’s Experience with Affirmative Action by Kamala Sankaran
The Beneficiaries of Affirmative Action by Ockert Dupper
Transformative Failure: The Adjudication of Affirmative Action Appointment Disputes by Alan Rycroft
Interest / Benefit to
Labour lawyers
Equality court practitioners & magistrates
Human Rights Commission
Employment Equity Commission
Gender Commission
Labour law academics
Domestic scholars interested in a comparative perspective
Anyone involved in the study and practice of international policy in the field of equality oriented regulation