Employment Equity Committee Training

Description

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.

Module 1: Overview of the Employment Equity Act.

• Understanding the Employment Equity Act and its amendments.
• Understand the purpose, interpretation and application of transformation legislation.

Module 2: Prohibition of Unfair discrimination.

• Members will understand the steps to be taken by an employer to promote equal opportunity in the workplace by eliminating unfair discrimination in any employment policy or practice.

Module 3: Affirmative Action

• Understanding Black Empowerment, Affirmative Action and the duties of a designated employer.

Module 4 Roles and functions of the EE Committee.

• The EE committee’s roles in monitoring, evaluating and consulting on Employment policies, practices, and barriers as well as EE planning and reporting.

Module 5: Reporting – EE Codes of Good Practice & Regulations

• An overview of the Codes of Good Practice and regulations in terms of the EE Act.

Who should attend this workshop

Employment Equity Managers, HR Managers, HR Practitioners

Members of Employment Equity Committees, Workplace Forums, any person involved in the compilation of the EE Plan for the business.

Duration

1 day

Time

09:00 – 15:30

Facilitator

Derrick Thalaivirsan

Derrick is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in all aspects of the HR field. During his tenure at various large multi-national organisations he has facilitated the definition of strategic objectives and well as the cascading of these objectives into functional/operational plans and individual goals. His role also entailed the establishment, implementation and validation enterprise-wide performance management systems.

In the broader training sphere, Derrick has championed holistic succession, development and training functions. In terms of Employment Equity, Derrick played a critical role in establishing, coordinating and training of EE committees.

Derrick holds a National Diploma in HR Management and has successfully completed post-grad programmes in Advanced Labour Law and Labour Dispute Resolution at UNISA and Wits University.

This course is being facilitated in partnership with HR Support Services (HRSS)

Enquiries

Tel: 011 298 9400

Email: sales@seifsa.co.za