Almost two thousand senior managers in government at both national and provincial levels are considered to have no qualification for the position they occupy. This is according to the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) with data taken from PERSAL – the central system used for the administration of the public service payroll – […]
Members of public in South Africa have just five days left to comment on the Draft Employment Equity (EE) Regulations 2023 on the proposed setting of sector EE targets. The public was given 30 days to comment on the Draft EE Regulations 2023, which were published in mid-May. In terms of Section 15A of the […]
The deadline for comments on the government’s new Draft Employment Equity Regulations is looming and so far, the feelings within the agricultural sector are pretty divided South Africa’s agricultural sector holds mixed feelings over the government’s new Draft Employment Equity Regulations. As the clock ticks on members of the public to comment on the […]
Solidarity warns minister in comments about illegality of race law 9 June 2023 Solidarity today submitted comprehensive comments against the so-called race law (proposed regulations in terms of the Employment Equity Amendment Act). This followed after these proposed regulations were published by the Minister of Labour and Employment and opened for comments on 12 May. […]
The Black Business Council (BBC) has condemned trade union Solidarity for encouraging white-owned businesses to defy government’s approved policy on black economic empowerment (BEE). On Thursday, Solidarity wrote letters to at least 2 000 major white-owned companies asking the businesses to protest against government’s latest “race laws”. In a letter which we have seen, the […]
Being absurdly impractical, it is unfeasible for businesses to comply with the equity act This is a story about a failing state in its last throes of insanity, desperate to get away with a totalitarianism so absurd that it unwittingly sets the scene for a new and better order. On the face of it, the […]
Dismissal for the purpose of meeting the regulations’ numerical goals would violate the Labour Relations Act The publication of the employment equity (EE) regulations last month has caused much controversy. While a vibrant contestation of ideas is the lifeblood of a healthy constitutional democracy, public discourse must always adhere to the factual and legal reality […]
Some businesses in South Africa are coming together to discuss and workshop a way to navigate the country’s new black economic empowerment laws and proposed racial targets for various sectors. Trade union Solidarity – vehemently opposed to the new laws and is exploring legal avenues to challenge them – is spearheading an initiative to draw […]
The new EE regime is absurd and impracticable Envision the SA labour market as a timepiece, a complex blend of gears and springs, each playing a crucial role in maintaining the harmony of the ensemble. To function smoothly there needs to be a seamless integration of disparate elements and the deft touch of an invisible […]
The draft employment equity regulations may well be an ‘incoherent mess’, as described by Prof Pierre de Vos, but their implementation will have serious and far-reaching implications for South Africa. Professor Pierre de Vos, head of the Department of Public Law at UCT, wrote about the new version of the Employment Equity Act (EEA), and […]