The Department of Employment and Labour has warned designational employers that they have until Thursday, January 15 2026, to submit their annual Employment Equity (EE) Reports. The midnight deadline marks the first year since the amendment to the EE Act became law. The EE Act now requires designated employers to prepare and implement EE Plans for the period from September […]

The Department of Employment and Labour says it will come down hard on any employers in South Africa who do not comply with the Employment Equity Act (EEA) and the new racial employment targets it set in April. Responding to a parliamentary Q&A, Minister Nomakhosazana Meth said that the department has various enforcement measures at […]

Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) is the next business interest group to take on the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) over its sectoral employment equity targets. The targets came into effect from 1 September 2025, requiring all businesses in South Africa, employing more than 50 people, to work out a five-year plan to make […]

Dear employer NEASA and Sakeliga will appeal directly to the Constitutional Court to set aside a deeply flawed judgment by the Pretoria High Court yesterday after the court refused our application for an interdict against the new employment equity quotas.   In light of this judgment, NEASA and Sakeliga will pursue further countermeasures. We will […]

The opening of the 2025 Employment Equity (EE) Reports starts soon, with the Department of Labour warning employers to have their documentation ready. The submission of EE Reports for the 2025 EE reporting period begins on Monday, 1 September 2025. The Employment Equity Amendment Act of 2022 became operational from 1 January 2025. The new […]

Fana Nalana SC on Tuesday told the Pretoria high court it was not unconstitutional for the minister of employment and labour to set numerical redress targets for companies. Appearing for Minister Nomakhosazana Meth, Nalana sought to counter an argument from counsel for the Democratic Alliance (DA) that section 15A of the recently gazetted Employment Equity Amendment Act amounted […]