As we approach the 2024 elections, the date of which is expected to be announced this evening during the State of the Nation (Sona) address, there are worrying messages from the business community that ANC politics could severely damage the economy. Banks are warning of an imminent drop in the rand’s value and increased unemployment […]
MEANT TO BENEFIT INDIANS AND COLOUREDS South African Indians and coloureds have made significant contributions to the struggle for freedom and democracy in South Africa. Their roles have often been marginalised or overlooked, despite being instrumental in mobilising and organising their communities. The announcement by the Minister of Employment and Labour to implement employment equity […]
On 1 February 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour issued new draft regulations concerning sectoral targets (draft regulations), providing a 90-day window for interested parties to comment. Amendments to the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (EEA) were enacted in April 2023 which grant the Minister of Employment and Labour the authority to establish numerical targets […]
Labour minister Thulas Nxesi’s latest employment equity quotas are so weak and watered down that it actually reveals severe weakness in his department’s position. Employers are in a strong position to avoid and oppose further state interference in hiring processes. The new quotas, as contained in the minister’s latest draft regulations, are intended to reflect […]
Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi has set a target for mining firms to have 50% of their top brass being people of colour in the next five years, as part of the new sectoral numeral targets published this week. Nxesi said of the 50% top management targets, 29.9% must at least be males, and […]
On 1 February 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour published new draft regulations (February 2024 Regulations) dealing with the proposed sectoral numerical targets contemplated in section 15A of the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (EEA) for public comment. This section was introduced by the amendments signed into law by President Ramaphosa on 6 April 2023, […]
Changes the Employment Equity Act’s (EEA) draft regulations on proposed sectoral numerical targets for the implementation of the Employment Equity Amendment Act have been welcomed as unions and experts agree the legacies of apartheid cannot “remain prevalent in many workplaces”. The regulations republished by Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on Thursday, state that the […]
The Department of Employment and Labour has recently revised its employment equity targets; including a renewed focus on senior and top management levels and replacing specific targets for African, coloured, Indian and white workers. Back in April 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Employment Equity Amendment Act into law, which amended the Employment Equity Act of 1998. […]
For years now, more and more skilled South African professionals have found better work opportunities with international companies – specifically the United Kingdom (UK) – because South Africa is among their first choices for talent scouting. This is according to digital outsourcing and consulting firm Strider Digital, which sheds some light on this noticeable trend. […]
The Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, has reissued draft regulations for sector-specific targets, granting interested parties a 90-day period to provide feedback on the proposals (reissued regulations focusing on employment equity targets). On Friday, May 12, 2023, the Minister released draft five-year sectoral numerical targets for the identified national economic sectors, providing interested […]