Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies South Africa this week settled out of court with the department of labour and employment for violating the Employment Equity Act by employing nearly 90% foreigners in its workforce.
The department had gone to court seeking an order to fine Huawei R1.5-million or 2% of its 2020 turnover and forcing it to draft and implement an employment plan to hire South African workers.
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