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Discrimination and Equality in the Workplace: Defining Affirmative Action and its Role and Limitations*

The objective of this contribution is to present an overview of what legislation relating to employment equity might look like and how such legislation could be implemented in practice. Areas covered include an attempt to clarify the confusion between concepts such as affirmative action; employment equity and managing diversity; a definition of affirmative action; the kinds of legislative requirements arising from such a definition and the practical implementation thereof.