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Telkom Integrated Report 2017
Diversity and inclusion
Telkombelieves that blending
different cultures, experiences
and perspectives in the work
environment promotes innovation,
improves our ability to tackle
challenges, and creates a forward
looking and engaged environment.
Gender, age, race, culture, and
disability are all elements that
contribute to this. Our EE plan
and disability policy, approved in
July 2016, guides us as an equal
opportunity employer.
Our female representation as
a group reduced to 32 percent
(FY2016: 42 percent) mainly
due to VSPs and outsourcing.
Even though at a group level the
female representation reduced,
BCX and Trudon increased female
representation by 3 percent and
2 percent respectively.
Telkomgroup: Gender
breakdown of permanent
employees
32%
Women
68%
Men
Females
31%
Males
69%
group: Gender breakdown of permanent employees FY2017
group: Gender breakdown of permanent employees FY2016
Females
43%
Males
57%
42%
Women
58%
Men
Our 2017 figures included BCX,
which has operations outside of
South Africa.
Telkomgroup: Racial
breakdown of permanent
employees
34%
White South
Africans
64%
Black South
Africans
group: Racial breakdown of permanent employees FY2017
Group: Racial Breakdown of Permanent Employees FY2016
36%
White South
Africans
62%
Black South
Africans
FY2017
FY2016
FY2017
FY2016
Transformation
Transformation speaks to culture empowerment, diversity and respect.
2%
Non-South
Africans
2%
Non-South
Africans