The Democratic Alliance’s legal team has launched a scathing constitutional attack against the Employment Equity Amendment Act, calling it overly rigid and unconstitutional. Advocate Ismail Jamie argued that what was once a balanced approach to workplace diversity has now become a rigid system of racial targets. The DA and the national unity government, of which […]

Please find attached a soundbite by Michael Bagraim MP. Herewith the DA’s Founding Affidavit. The DA is taking the Minister of Employment and Labour to court on 6 May to challenge the Employment Equity Amendment Act. The DA believes real transformation comes through inclusive economic growth, not divisive race-based quotas. Section 15A of the Act gives the Minister unchecked […]

The Democratic Alliance  (DA) has filed an application in the Pretoria high court challenging the employment equity quotas in the Employment Equity Amendment Act which it says are merely “racial exclusion under a new name”. DA spokesperson on labour Michael Bagraim said the party was taking the Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth to court on 6 […]

THE Department of Employment and Labour has brought in 50 inspectors to force private companies to implement the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA), which came into effect early this year despite the opposition from the Institute for Race Relations (IRR). The IRR, which was still preparing legal papers intending to approach the court to nullify the act, […]

Experts from Bowmans have broken down what the new Employment Equity (EE) Regulations mean for employers in South Africa, with deadlines fast approaching across the country. Earlier this month, the Department of Employment and Labour gazetted the Employment Equity Regulations, which set out the regulations for specific racial and gender-based numerical targets. The regulations set […]

A “new wave” of labour law amendments is in the pipeline for South Africa, with major changes to dismissals and retrenchment. Labour inspectors have been advised to prepare themselves for its implementation. Acting Deputy Director-General: Labour Policy & Industrial Relations Thembinkosi Mkalipi said a Nedlac Report, which will explain the changes and set out the agreements […]