Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998)Code of Good PracticeEmployment of Persons with Disabilities9. Placement |
9.1 | Placement involves the orientation and initial training of a new employee. |
9.2 | Orientation and initial training should be accessible, responsive to and able to reasonably accommodate the needs of employees who have disabilities. |
9.3 | Subject to reasonable accommodation, new employees with disabilities and other employees who do not have disabilities must be treated equally. |
9.4 | An employer must make an effort to include disability sensitisation in the orientation/induction and other relevant training programmes of their organisations. |