Tag: foreign language

The employment of foreign nationals must not adversely impact the rights of unskilled South Africans and excluding South Africans from employment opportunities may constitute unfair discrimination. The recent High Court ruling confirmed that businesses who seek to employ foreign nationals must show that they have tried to train South African citizens to meet their needs when applying for corporate visas for foreign nationals.

The Department of Home Affairs is currently calling for public comment on the draft of a new Critical Skills List. However, Foreign Language Speakers, a role that featured in the previous list, has been omitted from the draft List. Foreign language employees are more valuable than the language they speak and are critical to job creation inside South Africa’s borders.