What is the Equal Opportunity Act in Mauritius?
The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) is an equal opportunity employer whose policies and practices aim to make full use of talents, skills, experience and competence and where the employees feel respected and valued, and can achieve their potential regardless of their status, that is, their age, caste, colour, creed.
What does the Equal Opportunity Act protect?
Equal opportunity law aims to promote everyone’s right to equal opportunities; eliminate, as far as possible, discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation; and provide redress for people whose rights have been breached.
What are equal opportunities policies?
An equal opportunities policy is a formal manifesto that sets out an organisation’s commitment to fairness. A simple, succinct policy will suffice provided that some thought is put into the wording of the policy so that it is relevant to your particular company.
What do you mean by equal opportunity for all?
Equal opportunity means that all people will be treated equally or similarly and not disadvantaged by prejudices or bias. This means that the best person for a job or a promotion is the person who earns that position based on qualifications, experience and knowledge. Workplace diversity values everyone’s differences.
What did the Equal Opportunity Act do?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act (Public Law 92–261) of 1972 was designed to prohibit job discrimination for reasons of race, religion, color, national origin, and sex. Equal employment opportunity programs include affirmative action for employment, as well as means for handling discrimination complaints.
What is the purpose of the Equal Opportunity Act?
Equal opportunity law aims to promote everyone’s right to equal opportunities; eliminate, as far as possible, discrimination and sexual harassment; and provide redress for people whose rights have been breached.
Who does the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 protect?
The current Act is the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (External link). The legislation protects people from discrimination on the basis of their individual attributes in certain areas of public life, and provides redress for people who have been discriminated against.
Is it a legal requirement to have an equal opportunities policy?
Although it is not a strict legal requirement i.e. there is no direct penalty for not having one, all employers are likely to have an equality and diversity policy in their staff handbook, as a minimum. Even a basic policy can help an employer defend an unfair dismissal or discrimination claim.
Is an equal opportunities policy a legal requirement?
It is highly recommended to train staff on equal opportunities, however, it is not a legal requirement. Managers responsible for recruitment or handling grievance and disciplinary matters are the most likely to be the subject of discrimination allegations, and therefore should be trained on equal opportunities.
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