Minister of Employment and Labour – Thulas Nxesi, briefing the media following the Auditor General’s report on UIF Covid-19 TERs benefit, 2 September 2020Labour and Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi says the government is open to engagements on the amended Employment Equity Act. Nxesi has described the criticisms of the amendment as opportunistic, political and fear-mongering. […]

The minister of employment and labour has sent out suggested regulations to be attached to the amendment to the employment equity legislation. The Employment Equity Amendment Act 4 of 2022 was signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa a few months back. To strictly and viciously enforce the amendments, the minister has populated the legislation with suggested […]

A battle is brewing between the construction industry and the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) over recently published regulations under the Employment Equity Amendment Act. The regulations, published earlier this month despite a lack of consensus between construction industry associations, contain some controversial provisions. These include: The imposition of employment equity targets on various […]

The ‘National EAP’ applies to employers ‘conducting their business/operations nationally’. On Friday, 12 May 2023 the Minister of Employment and Labour published the much-anticipated Notice identifying proposed national economic sectors and employment equity numerical targets under the Employment Equity Act (the “EEA”). Companies have 30 days to provide comment and are encouraged to make input […]

Bobby Brown | May 22, 2023 Coloured people are up in arms. Over the years I have often heard many saying that when it comes to jobs, we are not black enough, while under apartheid we weren’t white enough. There’s a sense of being caught in the middle of a socio-political pendulum that never seems to swing […]

“The incoherence of the Act’s quotas betrays the hasty and clumsy manner in which they were formulated. This demonstrates a knee-jerk, electioneering ploy, devoid of any thoughtful consideration of the far-reaching implications.” The proposed quotas in the Employment Equity Amendment Act – or Racial Quota Act, as the DA calls it – will cause at […]

The recently ratified Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA) in South Africa, aimed at promoting transformation in the private sector, has raised concerns about the future implications for individuals and businesses. The ANC argues that the legislation is necessary to address the historical over-representation of a single racial group in corporate boardrooms, however critics argue that […]