sustainability report

human capital

Employment equity

Blue Label Telecoms is committed to achieving equity in the workplace by promoting equal opportunity and fair treatment in employment. The ultimate objective is to create an environment in which all employees are able to compete for job opportunities on the sole criterion of merit and where the demographics at all levels within the workplace are a fair representation of the demographics of the relevant general and regional population.

Since the listing of Blue Label Telecoms in November 2007 focus has been placed on integration and consolidation of the respective group companies. The group has furthermore implemented a standardised consolidated payroll system in order to record accurate group statistics. This process will assist in determining achievable and realistic targets in terms of the employment equity strategy encapsulated in the group transformation strategy yet to be approved. In ensuring compliance with the group strategy in this regard a human resource, skills development and employment equity officer has been appointed to drive the process throughout the group and to assist the group in complying with set targets.

The table below reflects the demographics of the employee base in the group based on the most recent submissions to the Department of Labour.

Training

The company has adopted several skills development initiatives relating to core services. All employees have access to this benefit and are encouraged to use this facility through financial assistance for formal training, internal training initiatives and mentoring.