QUESTION $4(20$ Marks$)$

Five male prison officers are dismissed after they refuse to cut their dreadlocks in accordance with the Department of Correctional Services dress code which prohibits dreadlocks. The officers allege that their dismissals constitute unfair discrimination based on since rely held religious and cultural beliefs. Three officers follow the Rastafarian religion while two others have been called by their ancestors to become traditional healers. Advise the five male prisoners on:

$4\mathrm{.}1$ The prohibition of unfair discrimination in terms of the Employment Equity Act $55$ of $1998.$ You are required to briefly discuss the overall purpose and objectives of the Act. $(10$ marks$)$

$4\mathrm{.}2$ The procedure regarding disputes relating to unfair discrimination