- Title
- Implications of Implementing Employment Equity Act (55 of 1998) at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Municipality
- Creator
- Mbokotho, Yamkela
- Description
- The Employment Equity Act (55 of 1998) is a legislation that was formulated post apartheid by the South African government to overcome the inequalities of the past and unfair discrimination against designated groups. Effective implementation and constant monitoring of legislation is an important tool to track the outcomes and assist future policymakers as a reference to addressing similar issues. The study intends to investigate the implications of implementing the Employment Equity Act (55 of 1998) at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality. A qualitative research method was employed, and semi-structured interviews were conducted which solicited questionnaires from the selected sample. The study focuses on the perspective of employees on how they perceive the study area’s Employment Equity Plan. The results of the study demonstrate positive implications of the implementation process of the prescribed Act such as fairness and improved opportunities; however, it also outlines the challenges of financial constraints, lack of diversity, poor communication, and a need for education and awareness on the Act. The municipality has drawn strategies to address the identified challenges. It was found that the majority of employees in the municipality are informed of the Act and know what constitutes fair and unfair treatment though some are clueless. The recommendations to enhance and ensure more positive results will be shared with the sampled participants to ensure that they work on their EEP.
- Description
- Degree: M. Public Administration
- Date
- 2024
- Subject
- Employment Equity Act
- Subject
- Effective implementation
- Subject
- Discrimination
- Subject
- Workplace
- Subject
- Winnie Madikizela-Municipality
- Type
- Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13973
- Identifier
- vital:79073
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Walter Sisulu University
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