employment

WCED to close loopholes for staff appointments

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is taking action after discovering loopholes in their vetting system. The action comes after the accidental employment of a paedophile as a tutor at a local school in Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain. The WCED plans to take action by strengthening their vetting system that will[…]

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‘Women still underpaid’

Despite being one of the highest ranked countries in the world according to women in positions of political sway, Lisa Vetten, an academic at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research believes South African women are still far away from being equal to their male counterparts in the workplace.[…]

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People staying in jobs for longer: StatsSA

The amount of time people stay in their jobs in South Africa has increased since 2008, Statistics SA said on Tuesday. “It can provide an indication of the rigidity or mobility of the labour market, and also the ease with which employees can move between jobs,” deputy director general for[…]

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IRR critical of ‘race-based’ employments

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has suggested the implementation of a new form of affirmative action in the employment sector, designed to benefit those previously disadvantaged under Apartheid rule. In a recent policy paper, the institute suggested the use of a non-racial policy based on economic and educational disadvantages,[…]

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