by VDT Attorneys | Aug 5, 2025 | Employment Equity, Employment Equity Act, Employment Equity targets
The five-year sectoral numerical targets are only applicable to employers with a workforce of 50 or more employees, classified as “designated employers” per the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA). The newly published Employment Equity sectoral numerical targets,...
by VDT Attorneys | Feb 27, 2025 | Designated employer, Employment Equity, Employment Equity Act, Numerical Targets
Prior to the amendments, designated employers included employers who employ fewer than 50 employees but with a total annual turnover that is equal to or above the applicable annual turnover of a small business in terms of Schedule 4 of the EEA. This meant that...
by VDT Attorneys | Mar 27, 2024 | Affirmative Action, Designated Groups, EEA, Employment Equity Act, Numerical Targets
A significant amendment introduced by the insertion of Section 15A by the Amendment Act is the powers afforded the Minister of Labour to set numerical targets for designated employers (with more than 50 employees) for economic sectors and speed up the pace of...
by VDT Attorneys | Nov 15, 2021 | Employment, Employment Equity Act
There is most certainly amendments afoot in respect of employment equity. In 2020 a new Employment Equity Bill was introduced and which Bill has now progressed further towards finalisation. The Bill proposes a number of changes to the current employment equity...
