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ArcelorMittal withdraws job 'quota system'─── 11:25 Sun, 28 Aug 2016
ArcelorMittal has withdrawn a policy giving 100% preference to certain designated groups when making external appointments.
Fin24 reports this follows after trade union Solidarity threatened the steel giant with legal action in a cautionary letter.
ArcelorMittal notified all employees in a letter earlier this month that 100% preference would be given to certain designated groups when making external appointments in future.
Deputy general secretary of the steel industry at Solidarity, Marius Croucamp, however, explains that ArcelorMittal’s decision to adopt this policy with immediate effect is not in line with the Employment Equity Act and basically amounts to a quota system and job reservation, which is prohibited by the Act.
He adds Solidarity acted on behalf of its members at the company and warned the company that if it does not amend its appointment target, it would be facing court action.
