Pretoria – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has expressed concern on the slow pace of transformation in South Africa’s workplace, saying drastic measures needed to be taken to speed-up change.<\/p>\n
The minister was speaking after the release the 11th Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) Annual Report, which showed that whites were still dominating top management level positions.<\/p>\n
Oliphant said it was disturbing to note that while black people accounted for approximately 86% of the employees covered in the latest reports analysed, they only accounted for 16.9% at top management level and 32.9% at senior management level.<\/p>\n
In 2010, 18 534 reports were received by the CEE and 16 698 reports were analysed, covering more than 5.2 million employees.<\/p>\n
Oliphant said opportunities that arose as a result of staff movement in top and senior management levels continued to benefit the same groups that are over-represented at those levels.<\/p>\n
“The data presented paints a bleak picture for Africans, coloureds, in particular African women and people with disabilities, whose representation stands at 0.8%,” Oliphant said.<\/p>\n
The report shows that in terms of the Economically Active Population (EAP) in the country, Africans account for more than 77%, while coloureds account for 11%, with Indians at more than 3% and whites at more than 12%.<\/p>\n
CEE Chairperson Mpho Nkeli said the report was disappointing, adding that there was a need for harsher penalties to be imposed on companies not adhering to Employment Equity law.<\/p>\n
“There is a need to deal with discrimination at workplaces,” Nkeli said.<\/p>\n
However, Nkeli acknowledged that there has been a better understanding of Employment Equity by companies.<\/p>\n
She echoed the same sentiments that harsher penalties should be imposed on all those who do not comply with the law.<\/p>\n
Nkeli said blacks should be afforded an opportunity to gain experience at top level management.<\/p>\n
“No one is born with experience,” she said.<\/p>\n
Companies with less than 150 employees were not required to submit employment reports.<\/p>\n
The reports covered sectors which include Retail and Motor Trade, Community\/Social\/Personal Services, among others.<\/p>\n
Although the Commission did not receive reports from all companies, it said it was still expecting them.<\/p>\n
Nkeli said she was disappointed on the low numbers representing people with disabilities, saying that must change.<\/p>\n
According to the Commission, blacks made up 12.7% of top management, Indians 6.8% and coloureds 4.6%. – BuaNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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