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8. SKILLS DEVEL OPMENT

The Group Value “We care” also translates into ‘We care In 2018 the formal skills development expenditure on
for our staff” when it relates to firm employees. Vital to black male and female professionals and administrative
showing that firms care for their staff, is a commitment staff amounted to R11.6 million, increasing to
to investing in the training and development of their staff R14.4 million in 2019. Additionally, over the 2018/19
and so helping to position firms as the employer of choice period a further R1.6 million was spent on formal skills
of their staff. development expenditure of white female administrative
staff.
Skills development is vital in the context of transformation
as it empowers and develops opportunities for growth
and progression within a firm. At a professional level,
with access to online research facilities, online training,
candidate attorney support, Group webinars and more, More than R25 million spent in skills
professionals are given the ability to develop their expertise development expenditure on black
and advance their skills levels, ultimately to the benefit of male and female professionals and
the firm and its clients. administrative staff

9. ENTERPRISE DEVEL OPMENT 10. PRO BONO

As part of member firms’ commitment to diversity The Group commitment towards pro bono work extends
and broader transformation, including economic the commitment to caring and transformation by
transformation of South Africa as well as the continuing providing access to justice and legal support on a pro
responsibility to help develop black-owned suppliers bono basis.
and service providers, member firms have over the
last two years contributed over R13 million, respectively In support of the Group commitment to pro bono work,
R5.5 million in 2018 and R7.8 million in 2019, on enterprise member firms have provided pro bono services to the
development. Such support includes administrative public to the value of R2.5 million in 2018 and over
support, loans, donations, financial support and discounts R4 million in 2019.
on legal services provided to black persons and black-
owned businesses.

Group Transformation Report for 2018/19