Part I. Substantive equality: comparative & critical perspectives. The aims and limits of equality laws / by Bob Hepple -- Facing the future: substantive equality under the spotlight / by Sandra Fredman -- The Supreme Court of Canada, substantive equality and inequality at work / by Judy Fudge -- Unfair discrimination law - developments at European level (with specific reference to the new German Act on Equal Treatment) / by Manfred Weiss -- Constitutional equality in South Africa / by Catherine Albertyn -- Different routes to equality and empowerment / by Paul Benjamin -- Plus ça change: re-inventing inequality in the post-apartheid workplace / by Jan Theron. Part II. General principles & grounds of discrimination. The prohibition of unfair discrimination : applying s 3(d) of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 / by Darcy du Toit -- Age discrimination in South African labour law: a critical assessment of the law of 'retiring' older workers / by Craig Bosch -- The new disability convention: implications for disability equality norms in the South African workplace / by Charles Ngwena -- Flexible working arrangements for employees with family responsibilities - the failings of the Employment Equity Act / by Tamara Cohen and Lisa Doncaster -- Gender discrimination in labour law and social security: perspectives from SADC / by Marius Olivier -- Migrant workers and non-discrimination in the workplace: an international law perspective / by Annette Lansink. Part III. Towards inclusion and diversity: India's experience with affirmative action / by Kamala Sankaran -- The beneficiaries of affirmative action / by Ockert Dupper -- Transformative failure: the adjudication of affirmative action appointment disputes / by Alan Rycroft.