Employment Equity

A host of amendments to the Employment Equity Act, No 55 of 1998 (EEA) came into operation on 1 August 2014.Among the amendments, are the amendments made to s21 of the EEA. Section 21 is concerned with the report detailing the employment equity plan and progress made in implementing the plan.Prior t...

Employers received clarification on the rules applicable to equal pay when the Minister of Labour published the new Employment Equity Regulations on Friday, 1 August 2014. This is according to Johan Botes, Director in the Employment practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. He explains that the previous re...

The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) is geared to deal with the disputes relating to implementation of employment equity (EE) in the workplaces.“The CCMA is ready and has capacity to deal with disputes relating to EE. Commissioners in the CCMA have been trained well...

Hundreds of employers packed into the Milnerton venue in Cape Town in the hope of obtaining clarity on the newly instituted Amended Employment Equity Act and regulations at a roadshow hosted by the Department of Labour (DoL).The meeting, which included improvements to the Employment Equity reporting...

The draft Employment Equity regulations issued by the Department of Labour are in no way intended to disadvantage any of the designated groups, according to the Minister of Labour, Mrs Mildred Oliphant.“Contrary to what some parties have claimed, the regulations were in fact introduced to enha...