The only work dealing with all legal aspects of discrimination in the South African workplace, by leading authors. Discrimination may occur in many areas in the South African workplace, including recruitment procedures, medical testing, sexual harassment, affirmative action, dismissal and other matters that are relevant to every employer. This book deals with all these aspects. Essential Employment Discrimination Law examines the role that the law plays in the eradication of unfair discrimination and promotion of affirmative action in the workplace. It examines the Employment Equity Act as well as the manner in which the courts have interpreted and given effect to the Act. In short, Essential Employment Discrimination Law provides an in-depth account of current employment discrimination law.