EDITORIAL: Eskom and white men
Labour court rules Eskom erected ‘absolute barrier’ to shortlisting white men
30 May 2024 - 05:00
Althus Erasmus should count himself lucky. This week, the labour court ruled that Eskom, the struggling power utility, had unfairly overlooked him for a senior job based on his skin colour.
The utility’s defence for overlooking Erasmus was that white males were overrepresented by 16% at that level. When he lodged a grievance, Eskom failed to provide him with satisfactory explanation...
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