The first Employment Equity plan for the Group was compiled in 2000. Since then, many changes have been implemented, such as:

• Substantial progress in developing and implementing transparent Human Resources policies and practices.
• An Employment Equity Committee was established. It represents employees at different levels in the organization. The committee meets quarterly and monitors the progress and implementation of the Employment Equity plan.

The following targets have since been achieved:

1. 25% of managers are from previously disadvantaged communities;
2. 77% of junior managers are from previously disadvantaged communities;
3. 86% of the permanent workforce are from previously disadvantaged communities and;
4. 93% of the total workforce are from previously disadvantaged communities.

The Group is committed to promoting employment equity through capacity building interventions, but will not tolerate tokenism.