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3.4.7.5 Employer/Employee relations
Disciplinary processes take time to be finalised because of various reasons, for example absence of an accused employee or the Presiding Officer or Prosecutor or non-attendance of the Witnesses on the dates scheduled for the hearings.
Disciplinary Hearings July 2018 to June 2019:
Employee Disputes from July 2018 to June 2019:
• There was (1) Suspension that took place;
• 3 Cases reported, and all have been finalized;
• Grievance: there was no grievance submitted;
• Conciliations: Three Conciliation hearings reported, all have
been referred to Arbitration;
• Arbitrations: All three Arbitration Hearings have not yet
been resolved; and
• Work Stoppages: There were four (4) Work Stoppages.
• Unfair labour practice; • Unfair conduct
3.4.7.6 Employment Equity Plan
The employment equity strategic objectives emanate from Ugu District municipality’s five-year Integrated Development Plan. These objectives are:
• Achieve equal representation of people from designated groups through setting of numerical goals:
o Appointment of people with disability thereby increasing the percentage from 1 to 2 (first year), 3 (second year) and 4 (third year) – Black females with disability (preference shall be given to this category across all levels – subject to suitability of a candidate and availability of a position);
o Fair representation of Black Women at Senior Management level (preference shall be given to Black Females within this category); and
o Fair representation of Black Women (Africans, Coloureds and Indians) at skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled levels depending on availability of positions (preference shall be given to this category until a fair representation is achieved).
• The elimination of unfair discrimination in all HR Practices and Policies.
o Auditing of HR Policies and practices to ensure integration with EE measures;
o Removing barriers in work environment, ensuring reasonable accommodation by PWDs;
o Implement HIV/AIDS Education and prevention programmes; and
o Increase the pool of available candidates through community investment and implementation of bridging
programmes to increase the number of potential candidates.
• Taking Affirmative Action measures that are in line with the Act. This is a policy or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment. The measures include: -
o Training to focus more on members from designated groups;
o Succession and experiential training;
o Retention strategy address the retention of employees from designated groups; and o Employment Equity awareness programmes.
• Ensuring legitimacy of the process through sustained communication and consultation. The main responsibility of the municipality with regards to EEP is to observe its implementation in relation to numerical goals.
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