Time Diversity Management Research Paper

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INTRODUCTION
The changes in the occupational and work environment is South Africa has developed greatly in the manner that enhanced the employees’ freedom of choice, equality and fairness in the workplace. Previously(olden days) work was conducted in a dictatorship methods whereby employees’ only acquired labour inputs at the time they only needed them from the employees of which was not fair to employees as it displayed injustices. The past occupational and work environment failed dismally as it prevented the wellness of the employees in such a way that employees were forced to work more hours and did not get much benefits of working for long hours as they could not risk losing their jobs, because it was scarce to get work. And as for present …show more content…

Management activities includes educating the group and providing support for the acceptance of and respect for various racial, cultural, societal and political background. THE PAST REGIME DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
In the South African occupational and work environment of the past regime the management towards certain employees was not fair in terms of humanity towards their work in the workplace. The variety of experiences and perspectives arose from different race, culture and religion as it was political influenced to be that way as black employees were treated in an unjustified way and were prevented from fully exercising their work at ease apart from work that demanded physical strength while the their white counterparts exercised much at ease at work environment.
The past regime managements at various workplaces in South Africa were individuals that were not highly trained for those managerial positions as they were placed via nepotism meaning according to names and some family backgrounds. This made it impossible to work in harmony as employees did not practise their own worth of self-satisfaction in the work environment. The employees were not motivated to produce more as the management skills were not there to keep the employee motivated to want to do …show more content…

As of Employment Equity Act, 55 of 1998, issued in terms of section 25(1) states that implementing affirmative action measures to redress the disadvantages in the employment experienced by designated groups, to ensure their equitable representation in all occupational categories and levels in the workforce.

When work provides employment equity to employees the employees find self-satisfaction so that the employee finds the worth of the work and is treated with no discrimination. This Act requires only fair discrimination as there are tests one should take before being employed and fairness in terms of contract matters.
In the democratic rea equality is being put in the fore front in the workplaces as they have realised the significance of it hence they try by all means to always remind individuals of the equality that employees or individuals need to adhere. By so doing the gap that was opened in the past will be closed as employees of different races would understand that they need to be a unit in order to produce productively in the workplace. Equity provides general self-motivation and a feeling of worth to the employees as the distinction of the olden days and present have changed to the

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