Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since 1994 South Africa has undergone numerous social and political transformations.
Transformation in this country has different meanings for different people, depending on
the individuals perspective. The process of transformation has been slow for some,
particularly those people who are eager to break away from a past, which has denied
them basic individual rights. For others transformation has been too fast and thus a threat
to their status quo. In view of this, transformation must be embraced by all through the
realisation and admission that the apartheid era was inherently unfair to sections of the
population and change must therefore be regarded as the levelling of the playing field.
This study focuses on the generation of inequality, the uprooting of this evil and the
implementation of equity. In addition, this study particularly focuses on how equity can
be implemented in the workplace, why it is important to do so and what are the possible
barriers to successful implementation. I will consider some of the theories that may be
useful in initiating change. Finally, I will discuss the merits of the Employment Equity
Act as legislation to enforce equity in the workplace. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Vanaf 1994, het Suid Afrika verskillende sosiale en politieke veranderings ondergaan.
Hierdie veraderings het verskillende betekenis vir verskillende mense, afhangend van die
individuele se insig. Die proses van veranderings was te stadig vir sommige persone,
veral diegene wie angstig was om weg te breek van die verlede, wat hulle ontneem het
van hulle basiese individuele regte. Vir andere was die veraderings veels te vinning en
was meer 'n bedreiging vir hulle onveranderlike hoë belangrike posisies. Met hierdie
faktor insig, moet veranderings omhels word deur almal se opregte beseffing en
erkenning dat die apartheid jare se alleen regte vir die een groep baie onregverdig was
teenoor die ander groepe, dus moet veranderings aanvaar word as gelykmaking
van alle onreelmatinghede.
Hierdie studie is die fokus gerig op die jare van vasgevangheid in onregverdigheid en dat
hierdie ongeregtigheid kan ontwortel word met die aanbeveling of vervangs van
geregtigheid. Die fokus lê veral klem op hoe om gelyke regte by die werksplekke toe te
pas.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53617 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Reed, Stephen Graham |
| Contributors | Esterhuyse, W. P., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Philosophy. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | vi, 58 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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