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Abstract

EXPECTATIONS REGARDING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN A STEEL PROCESSING PLANT

The interest shown in the concept of affirmative action has grown extensively over the last few years in South Africa and has placed it on the agenda of a number of organisations. Employers and employees might however interpret affirmative action differently. It is the opinion of the researcher that employers are distressed about affirmative action because they do not know what the employees expect from affirmative action programmes. This study focusses on the expectations of employees in regard to affirmative action. Questionnaires were used to determine the employees ' expectations regarding promotions, training and development, facilities, the organisation's responsibility towards the community and some other factors in an affirmative action programme. The results of the questionnaires showed that the majority of the black respondents had positive expectations regarding promotions, training and development, facilities and the organisations ' responsibility towards the community. White men had negative expectations regarding promotions, but expected that training and development plans instituted from affirmative action programmes should also benefit them. 41.18% of white men saw affirmative action as reversed discrimination. They had a positive attitude towards the elimination of discriminatory practices involving facilities.