Good day 

I work for one of the Big Companies in South Africa, I applied for a position in which i do not hold the minimum requirements for and it was unsuccessful and i was declined due to the fact that i do not hold minimum requirements for the position. I then took it up with the management because as per the Financial Service Board we are give exemption to apply for such position if we do not hold the minimum requirements but we must obtain the required qualification within 6 Years after the date of appointment to the position. My company says they do not grant this exception which I do not accept because as per the Policy in which it was put in place 2013 it clearly states that they do not grant this exception but since 2013 they have been advertising posts without these requirements as outlined on the policy. Now this year in June they advertised a vacancy which is inline with the policy and they told me that they do not want to give me the exception of putting me into that role without the minimum qualification. 

To me this raises the question of consistency, as they are not being consistent with their recruitment process, they have been doing what is contrary to the policy since 2013 and now I have to bear the blunt of waiting three years to obtain a qualification but I know the Job.

Do I have any legal grounds to stand on? and if I do how do i prove it to them?