Employment Equity Amendment Bill
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South Africa’s employment equity laws are set for a major shake up.
The National Council of Provinces recently passed the Employment Equity Amendment Bill. The Bill is in its final stage of promulgation as it has been sent to the President for signing. The Bill will amend the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998.
The bill promises a shake-up of the country’s existing employment equity laws and will give the minister of Employment and Labour the power to speed up transformation in specific business sectors. It does this by empowering the minister to set sector-specific employment equity targets across most of South Africa’s major industries. But many businesses say this will have the opposite effect and indeed retard growth and employment
However, mere compliance "box- ticking" with these requirements will not produce an inclusive, thriving economy with sustainable empowerment. The precursor to this is quality education and skills development and of a course economic growth
To discuss the EE Bill Michael Avery is joined by The Chief Director of labour relations for the Department of Employment and Labour Thembinkosi Mkalipi; CEO of Global Business Solutions, Jonathan Goldberg, a leading voice in Labour Law, Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment and Gerhard Papenfus, CEO of The National employers Association, NEASA…
The National Council of Provinces recently passed the Employment Equity Amendment Bill. The Bill is in its final stage of promulgation as it has been sent to the President for signing. The Bill will amend the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998.
The bill promises a shake-up of the country’s existing employment equity laws and will give the minister of Employment and Labour the power to speed up transformation in specific business sectors. It does this by empowering the minister to set sector-specific employment equity targets across most of South Africa’s major industries. But many businesses say this will have the opposite effect and indeed retard growth and employment
However, mere compliance "box- ticking" with these requirements will not produce an inclusive, thriving economy with sustainable empowerment. The precursor to this is quality education and skills development and of a course economic growth
To discuss the EE Bill Michael Avery is joined by The Chief Director of labour relations for the Department of Employment and Labour Thembinkosi Mkalipi; CEO of Global Business Solutions, Jonathan Goldberg, a leading voice in Labour Law, Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment and Gerhard Papenfus, CEO of The National employers Association, NEASA…
