Article: Banning racial groups from employment: exercise caution

Employers should exercise caution when banning candidates from certain racial groups for employment or promotion, law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr warned on Thursday.

"The facts of each vacancy should be considered in determining whether the conduct of the employer will be fair," said labour lawyer Johan Botes.
 
rpm said:
"The facts of each vacancy should be considered in determining whether the conduct of the employer will be fair," said labour lawyer Johan Botes.
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Pretty sure a company like Woolies would have a good idea of the facts before posting the ad?
 
When we advertised our last position, we had a preference for hiring a female from a previously disadvantaged category, but we advertised the position for everyone.
We also interviewed everyone who applied.
Fortunately the best candidate for the job fit the EE requirements as well.
But that is how the hiring should be done... according to "who is the best candidate?"

But to be honest this whole BEE thing is a massive PITA.
 
Fudzy said:
Pretty sure a company like Woolies would have a good idea of the facts before posting the ad?
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Obviously not.
To explicitly exclude certain categories of people up front is discrimination.
 
Garyvdh said:
Obviously not.
To explicitly exclude certain categories of people up front is discrimination.
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Perhaps their law department already had too many whites?

Nice of you to interview everybody, at least you managed to waste more of your time. And why are you worried about EE etc? Does your business employ over 50 people/breach the revenue threshold?
 
Racism in broad daylight. Imagine what would happen if that was advertised in England
 
Never mind England. Imagine if the "colors" would have been changed! Like in helping the minority at the majority's expense. Unthinkable
 
Lol. They are a bunch of hypocrites. This is our companies lawyers. : D

Hardy harhar : D makes all the lawyer jokes even funnier.
Prokerower.
 
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