South Africa | 2025 Employment Equity Reporting – Key Changes and Compliance Overview
This document provides a comprehensive summary of the 2025 Employment Equity (EE) Regulations, which follow the commencement of the Employment Equity Amendment Act, 2022. It outlines the new compliance framework introduced by the Minister of Employment and Labour, including:
- The introduction of binding five-year sectoral numerical targets under section 15A of the Act;
- Revised definitions of a designated employer, effective from 1 January 2025;
- Updates to the EEA2 and EEA4 forms and the alignment of the reporting period (1 September – 31 August) across all designated employers;
- Requirements for preparing a five-year Employment Equity Plan that aligns with published sector targets and relevant Economically Active Population (EAP) figures;
- A breakdown of reporting obligations, deadlines, and penalties for non-compliance;
- The role of the compliance certificate (section 53) in conducting business with the State.
Please note: The necessary software changes to support the 2025 amendments are currently in development. Further communication will follow once the updates are available in the system.