Equal pay for equal work - the law is not enough.

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South Africa’s progressive anti-discrimination legislation on its own is not enough to help employees enforce their right to equal pay for equal work, with more than 80% of pay discrimination claims failing in the courts close to 20 years of the Employment Equity Act.
The legislation is not lacking but its effectiveness is hampered by a lack of resources and systems to support employees in building and pursuing a case for pay discrimination, new research at Stellenbosch Business School has found.
19 Sep 2022 5AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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