Employment equity policy
It is recognised that employment equity is essential to the university’s mission.
Diversity in the university's staff complement adds immense value to the educational experience of both a diverse student population and to the institution as a whole.
Our Employment Equity Policy strives to build a diverse, high quality staff profile throughout the university as well as an academic staff profile which is predominantly South African, but which also includes international scholars. At the same time, the university's desire to be international should not be used as a mechanism to avoid the objectives and obligations of employment equity.
In advancing employment equity, we recognize and respect the right to both dignity and self-determined identity. Accordingly, and where possible given the requirements of prevailing legislation, we will uphold the rights of individuals not to be publicly categorized by race, gender or disability against their will.
The university recognizes its obligations in terms of the Employment Equity Act, and understands that the primary purpose of the legislation is to advance transformation through setting targets for achieving equity in staffing, and by monitoring progress in achieving these targets by reporting aggregated appointments in terms of the designated groups specified by the Act.
The university therefore recognises that specific measures are required to achieve equity in the employment of designated groups, namely, Africans, Coloureds, Indians, women and persons with disabilities, and to appoint and promote persons from these sub-groups, in accordance with the university's employment equity plan.
Download the UCT Employment Equity Policy.