Corporate culture catches up with #MeToo as local firms warned on discrimination
The #MeToo movement has reached corporate South Africa - and not a moment too soon, say some experts. This week one of the continent's largest legal firms, ENSafrica, hosted a seminar on local law related to sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Pareen Rogers, an executive in employment law at ENSafrica, said: "The risk for employers has increased significantly when dealing with sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. And our courts have recognised that for too long these issues have been swept under the carpet and have not been dealt with appropriately by employers." She said the purpose of the seminar was to take their clients through the most recent developments in South African law and to encourage "debate and discussion". The firm cited cases of racial discrimination, sexual harassment and unfair dismissal - including the recent ruling that the dignity of former Imperial Holdings employee Adila Chowan was impaired after former CEO Mark Lamberti r...
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