1008639682__20260525__0 The Labour Appeal Court has ruled against the Moses Kotane Institute for gender discrimination in its CEO recruitment process.
The Moses Kotane Institute, a non-profit educational entity based in Durban, received a scathing judgment this week from the Labour Appeal Court after it found that the organisation had unfairly discriminated against a qualified male applicant for a senior financial management position on the basis of gender.
Although the male applicant more than adequately met the job requirements and achieved the highest score during the interview process, he was not appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on a five-year contract.
Instead, a female candidate who ranked third during the interview process and who did not possess the required educational qualifications was appointed.
The Institute is a KwaZulu-Natal provincial government agency dedicated to driving economic growth and development through research, innovation and skills training.
