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Ensure Employment Equity Act Compliance

South Africa has had the unfortunate past of the apartheid era which was characterised by job segregation, economic inequality and social exclusion. Over the last two decades, South Africa government has enacted various legislature as a means to provide redress and drive transformation. The Employment Equity Act No.55 of 1998 was passed with the key purpose of driving equity in the workplace by promoting equal opportunity and fair treatment in employment.

Below are the main areas to test if your Employment Equity compliance is on track:

Representative consultation forums have been established
Employment Equity barriers analysis has been performed using various methods
Employment Equity projections of goals and targets have been set accordingly
Updating the employment equity plans to include strategies towards the Equal pay for equal work requirements
Projection of future employee targets that are aligned with the business strategy
EEA2 and EEA4 submissions

EE due diligence

Employment Equity Committee training

Coordinate consultation processes on matters related to Employment Equity

Conduct an internal audit on EE barriers and identify appropriate affirmative action measures

Develop an EE Plan with numerical goals and targets for the applicable period

Verify and document statistics for reporting

Submission of annual EE reports to the Department of Employment and Labour

Employee Awareness workshops on Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Disability