RSA: President Cyril Ramaphosa assents to Employment Equity Bill

RSA: President Cyril Ramaphosa assents to Employment Equity Bill

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Employment Equity Amendment Bill of 2020.

The Equity Amendment Bill includes the following amendments:

  • Setting of sectoral targets by the Minister:
The Bill empowers the Minister to identify national economic sectors for the purpose of the administration of the Act and to determine numerical targets for such sectors.

  • Definition of ‘designated employer’:

Employers who employ less than 50 employees and who meet the required turnover threshold will no longer be classified as designated employers. Therefore, employers who employ less than 50 employees (irrespective of their turnover) will no longer be required to comply the Employment Equity Act.

  • Issuance of compliance certificates:

The employer will have to comply with a set to rules in order to be issued with a compliance certificate to be granted any state contracts or retain any current state contracts.

Once the Amendment Act has been gazetted and published more information will follow.

Click the link below to read the media statement:

https://www.gov.za/xh/node/820162


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