An evaluation of South African legislation to determine its adequacy in protecting employees discriminated against on the ground of sexual orientation
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Unfair discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation, has become an area of
concern for some employees. The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA), which
was enacted to give effect to section 9(4) of the Constitution, prohibits unfair
discrimination on various grounds, which includes the ground of sexual orientation.
LGBT is an acronym which consists of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer
individuals. These terms are used to describe the sexual orientation or gender
identity of an individual. Section 6(1) of the EEA provides that no person may unfairly
discriminate, either directly or indirectly against an employee on grounds which
includes, inter alia, the ground of sexual orientation.
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Magister Legum - LLM
Keywords
Equality, LGBT, Sexual orientation, Unfair discrimination, South Africa