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Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ)

versión On-line ISSN 1727-3781

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LOUW, AM. Language Discrimination in the Context of South African Workplace Discrimination Law. PER [online]. 2022, vol.25, n.1, pp.1-38. ISSN 1727-3781.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2022/v25i0a12279.

This contribution considers the role of language as a prohibited ground of unfair discrimination in the workplace in South Africa, an area of law that has been somewhat neglected in the literature to date. It starts by setting out the constitutional and legislative framework for the protection of language rights and the prohibition of unfair discrimination based on language as a listed ground. With a brief comparative reference to other prominent jurisdictions, it then explains the potential ways in which an employer may unfairly discriminate against employees based on language, following which it considers the potential grounds for the justification of language-based discrimination in the workplace. After consideration of the sparse case law on the topic in South Africa, it highlights a few specific issues regarding language and workplace discrimination, before concluding with some thoughts on potential future developments.

Palabras clave : Language; culture; identity; language rights; unfair discrimination; harassment; justification; inherent requirements of the job defence; reasonable accommodation.

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