lemuel consulting approach to employment equity january 2011 presentation

LEMUEL CONSULTING

Approach to Employment Equity

January 2011

Presentation

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Rationale behind Employment Equity (EE)

• Moral obligation

• Legal compliance

• Business imperative

• Transformation

Organisations do Employment Equity for different reasons including Organisations do Employment Equity for different reasons including the following:the following:

Successful companies do EE to increase their market share as well as changing their corporate culture.



DTI BBBEE Scorecard ratings

Generic Scorecard Contributor ComplianceQualifying Small

Enterprises (select 4 elements)

Elements WeightingCompliance

TargetsLevels Points Recognition Elements Weighting

Ownership1 20 25% + 1 One ≥100 135% Ownership 25

Management Control

10 40-50% Two ≥85 but <100 125%Management Control

25

Employment Equity

15 43-68% Three ≥75 but <85 110%Employment Equity

25

Skills Development

153% of

payrollFour ≥65 but <75 100%

Skills Development

25

Preferential Procurement

20 50% Five ≥55 but <65 80%Preferential Procurement

25

Enterprise Development

15 3% of NPAT Six ≥45 but <55 60%Enterprise Development

25

Socio Economic Development

5 1% of NPAT Seven ≥40 but <45 50%Socio Economic Development

25

Eight ≥30 but <40 10%

Non-compliant

<30 0%

Note; 1: Multi-nationals have to comply with Statement 103 i.e. equity equivalents



What is in it for You

• Penetration of market

• Good corporate citizenship

• Enhanced company s image

• Attraction and retention of talent

• Good BEE rating that leads to more business



EE is a business imperative as well as the tool for transformation

• Align EE with the company strategy

• Develop EE Policy

• Commit budget and resources

• Appoint Senior Manager reporting to the CEO to champion it

• Form a Guiding Coalition chaired by the CEO or Exco member

• Measure Exco and managers on progress made in implementing EE Plan

Buy -in from Exco is required for effective EE implementation

Successful companies do EE to increase their market share as well as changing their corporate culture.



Ten Steps to preparing & implementing an Employment Equity Plan

Phase 1 - Preparation Phase 2 - Implementation Phase 3 - Monitoring

STEP 1

Assign responsibility

STEP 5

Corrective ness measures and objectives

STEP 9

Monitor, evaluate, and review

STEP 2

Communication, awareness and training

STEP 6

Time frames established

STEP 10

Report

STEP 3

Consultation

STEP 7

Allocation of resources

STEP 4

Analysis

STEP 8

Plan communication

Drawn from the Code of Good Practice: Preparation, Implementation and Monitoring of Employment Equity Plans

The process of developing a plan should have three sequential phases:



EE Transformation Model

To effectively transform the culture of Organisations Lemuel Consulting To effectively transform the culture of Organisations Lemuel Consulting uses the following model:uses the following model:

Consultation ,Feedback and Recommendations

Consultation ,Feedback and Recommendations

AuditAudit

EE PlanEE Plan

Implementation of the EE PlanImplementation of the EE Plan

Monitoring and EmbeddingMonitoring and Embedding

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• Change Readiness Survey• Culture Survey

• Infrastructure• Transactional Stuff

• Road shows• Intranet• Department meetings

• Observations

• Focus groups• Questionnaires and observation• Interviews

• Enabling Environment• AA Measures

• Numerical Goals

• EE Forum• Management• Staff

• See Appendix A

• EE Forum• Transformation Forum• Departmental BEE

Scorecard

• PM System• EE Report

What How



Employment Equity Charter

Objectives Outcomes Activities

• Equity in the workplace

• Elimination of discrimination

• Establishment of AA measures

• Monitor and measure progress

• Multicultural workplace

• EE Audit report

• EE Plan

• Guiding Coalition

• EE Forum

• EE Report

• Constitution for Forum

• Staff competent in EE related issues

Spin-offs• Good BBEE rating

• Acceptance and Appreciation of one another's culture

• Improved customer satisfaction

• Improved bottom-lines

• Data collection

• Data analysis

• Data interpretation

• Consultation

• EE Plan

• Reporting

• Forum establishment

• Developing Forum constitution

• Conducting EE workshops

• Meeting various stakeholders

• Providing EE feedback

• Mobilisation

• Communication Plan

• Stakeholders analysis

Scope

• Divisionally /company wide

Timelines Accountability Signed off by GM• 12 - 36 months • CEO - Sponsor

• HR Head –Champion



EE Implementation Plan (Appendix A)

Activities July 10 Aug 10 Sept 10 Oct 10 Nov 10 Dec 10 Jan 11

1. EE brief to Exco • Issue letter assigning Senior Manager

EE -CEO

• Sign EE Charter -CEO

• Approve EE Budget -Exco

2. Managers Empowerment• Communication

• Awareness

• Training

3. Employee Empowerment• Communication

• Awareness

• Training

4. Establish and train EE Forum and Guiding Coalition

5. Develop the EE Constitution

6. Conduct EE Audit



EE Implementation Plan (Appendix A) – cont.

Activities July 10 Aug 10 Sept 10 Oct 10 Nov 10 Dec 10Feb/Mar

11

7. Develop EE Plan• Copy of the EE Plan with input from all

stakeholders and signed by the CEO

• Corrective measures

• Time frames

8. Implement EE Plan• Roll-out

9. Develop and Implement Diversity and EE Programs

• Diversity workshops

• Disability awareness

• Learnership programs

10.Monitoring• PMS, Policies and EE structures

11.Submit EE Report• Copy of EE report checked by EE

Forum and signed off by CEO



How to make it sustainable

• Measure leaders on EE Plan implementation

• Assess EE progress through the Guiding Coalition

• Monitor and evaluate progress through the EE Committee as well

• Integrate transformation into the Policies and systems of the company

• Celebrate successes by awarding prizes to EE agents and Ambassadors

• Use different media to communicate EE related information

• Publish EE Plan as well as EE Reports on the notice-boards



List of some of our clients

• Avon Justin

• Nampak

• Toyota SA

• Absa

• Anglo Platinum

Organisations that we do work for :Organisations that we do work for :

Details of contact persons will be provided upon request

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EWP TrainingEWP Training

•On-site clinics•Affiliate Program•Tele-counseling

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Management ConsultationsManagement Consultations

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