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Employment Equity and Workplace Discrimination Law

Equip HR practitioners and managers to design and defend employment equity plans while avoiding unfair discrimination claims. Covers affirmative action measures, equal pay for equal work, harassment and reasonable accommodation duties under the Employment Equity Act. Delegates practise drafting equity plans and responding to CCMA discrimination referrals using realistic South African workplace scenarios.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the requirements of the Employment Equity Act for designated employers.
  • Design affirmative action measures that meet numerical and qualitative targets.
  • Apply equal pay for equal work principles to job grading decisions.
  • Identify unfair discrimination risks in recruitment, promotion and dismissal decisions.
  • Address workplace harassment complaints in line with the Code of Good Practice.
  • Prepare a defensible response to a CCMA unfair discrimination referral.

Course outline

  1. 01Employment Equity Act Fundamentals
  2. 02Affirmative Action Measures
  3. 03Equal Pay for Equal Work
  4. 04Recruitment and Promotion Risks
  5. 05Harassment and Reasonable Accommodation
  6. 06Employment Equity Plans and Reporting
  7. 07CCMA Discrimination Referrals
  8. 08Building a Defensible Equity Record

Who should attend

This course is designed for HR managers, employment equity committee members and line managers responsible for recruitment, promotion and discipline decisions.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Cape Town3R13,000Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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