The Human Resources Division of Stellenbosch University (SU) will be implementing a decision by the Rector's Management Team (RMT) to eliminate the last remaining instances of inequality in the remuneration of men and women on comparable levels. The RMT accepted the Division's recommendation that each of these women should, backdated to 1 January 2016, receive parity adjustments that will ensure equitable remuneration with their comparable male counterparts.

The Human Resources Committee of the University Council requested that the Human Resources Division should, from a parity perspective, determine whether, in terms of remuneration women and male employees at SU are treated in an equitable manner. After a thorough investigation it was conclude that, as an institution, SU treats its employees equitably, irrespective of gender or race.

Human Resources did however identify a limited number of instances where women are being remunerated at a lower level than comparable male employees on the same level. The Division will now implement the decision of the RMT, in consultation with the various deans and heads of Professional, Administrative, Support and Service (PASS) divisions.​

Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, re-affirmed the University's unwavering commitment to the equitable treatment of all employees. "This is non-negotiable in SU's continued pursuit of establishing itself as the employer of first choice in the South African higher education sector," he said.