Equity

Equity is being fair and impartial.

Danger

Glucode takes a zero-tolerance approach to racism, racial harassment and/or unfair racial discrimination.

Glucode’s ethos includes those of our Constitution, namely

The Constitution of South Africa, Chapter 2, The Bill of Rights: Equality

1. Everyone is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and the benefit of the law.
2. No person may unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds in terms of subsection 3
3. National legislation must be enacted to prevent or prohibit unfair discrimination.

Our Commitment

We want an environment that acknowledges and appreciates our social diversity and with you this is possible.

Glucode will not tolerate racism in any form or any other form of discrimination based on the following:

• Gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth.

Warning

We are all responsible for developing and promoting equality.

We are committed to:

• Creating an environment in which individual differences and the contributions of all employees are recognised and valued.
• Creating a working environment that promotes dignity and respect to all.
• Promoting equality and equity in the workplace.

EE Committee

Scope

The scope of the EE committee comprises the activities in the company, in consultation with you, as identified and described in the Employment Equity, Skills Development and Skills Levies Acts and any regulations, codes of good practice, directives and administrative guidelines published in terms of the Acts.

The EE Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Board of Directors.

Objectives

The first objective of the committee is to promote the objectives of the Employment Equity Act within Glucode by:

• conducting analyses of our employment policies, practices, procedures and the working environment, in order to identify employment barriers which adversely affect people from designated groups.
• developing of an employment equity plan which will achieve reasonable progress towards employment equity in the Glucode’s workforce.
• giving input into the preparation and compilation of the reports required to be submitted to the Director-General of the Department of Labour.
• assisting with the internal procedures to resolve any dispute about the interpretation or implementation of the employment equity plan.

The second objective of the committee is to promote the objectives of the Skills Development Act within Glucode by:

• promoting skills development through assisting and advising on the development of competency levels of all so that individual and team performance can be improved, and the objectives of the Employment Equity plan realised.
• proposing actions to continuously enhance the skills level of our team so that technology, process and structure changes can be effectively implemented;
• developing a workplace skills plan.
• monitoring and reporting on the progress made in implementing the workplace skills plan.
• facilitating team members mobility through outcomes based education and training;
• assisting team members in utilising the opportunity to use workplace skills development as a mechanism to achieve nationally recognised unit standards and qualifications.
• enhancing Glucode’s quality of education and training.
• addressing any past discrimination and imbalances.
• contributing to the personal development of learners.
• optimising the levy rebates from the MICT SETA.

Composition

In addition to the Designated Employment Equity Official and the Skills Development Facilitator, the EE committee has members broadly representing:

• Representatives from across all occupational levels of the workforce;
• Representatives from designated groups; and
• Representatives from non-designated groups.

The committee shall consist of not less than 6 and not more than 10 members, the exact number being determined by the number needed to represent the majority of the above interest groups. Members as well as alternates shall be elected for a period of 3 years by secret ballot.

Limitations

The EE Committee does not engage on substantive issues relating to terms and conditions of employment, unless such terms are unfairly discriminatory to one or more interest groups in Glucode.

The EE committee is engaged on a consultative basis, and does not intend to negotiate over issues raised and/or individual issues.

The EE committee members remain independent of the implementation of recommendations, proposals and/or arrangements made in their meetings.

Monitoring and Enforcement

Your duty as an employee is to adhere to the policy and create an environment that is conducive to growing of relationships in light of our Constitution.

You must report all bona fide acts of racism, racial harassment and unfair racial discrimination, through the internal grievance process. The rights of the complainant will be protected, and identity if need be, as will the rights of those complained against.

Your conduct as an employee during and after working hours directly relates to Glucode and could bring our name into disrepute. Disciplinary action may be instituted by the relevant authority should the outcome of due process show that racism, racial harassment and/or unfair racial discrimination had been perpetrated.