Exemptions to bill

Differential treatment is allowed for expatriate staff on the basis of skills, experience and competitiveness with overseas packages, but not race

Existing differential treatment on local and overseas terms of employment

Three-year grace period for companies with no more than five employees

Preference for a particular race when hiring domestic helpers

Hiring for jobs where race is a necessary occupational qualification, for instance requiring applicants for an acting job for a Pakistani character to be Pakistani

Arrangements for holidays and medium of instruction in schools with minorities