Employment Equity Plan

Based on legislation in Section 20, of the Employment Equity Act, all employers need to have Employment Equity plans in place. These plans must show your employment equity objectives, the affirmative action measures, the timetables, the duration, the procedures and all the responsibilities that the employer will implement.

The implementation of the Employment Equity Plan is therefore vital to your organisation for many legislative reasons.

1. It shows the employer how the current profile of its staff compares to the demographics of the country (SA).
2. The employment equity plan must address the demographic dimensions of the staff of the employer, in order to reflect the South African demographic profile.
3. It enables the employer to take active and appropriate measures to redress the imbalances in staff representation, and to identify barriers as a result of unfair discrimination.
4. It enables the employer to have a diversified staff which in terms of the employer’s own Equity policy will contribute towards the excellence and long-term sustainability of the company.
5. Compliance with the Employment Equity Act (EE) gives companies credibility and legitimacy.

1. You may qualify for discretionary funding applications
2. Access to mandatory grants from the SETA for the company
3. BBBEE – Skills Development Pillar requirement to receive points for BBBEE
4. Legal requirement in terms of the Skills Development Act

The Employment Equity Plan applies only to designated employers and their workers, particularly those workers from designated groups.

Designated employers include:

1. Employers who employ 50 or more workers
2. Employers who employ less than 50 workers, but has 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 Employment Equity Act
3. An employer bound by a collective agreement, appointed as a designated employer in terms of the Employment Equity Act
4. Municipalities
5. Organs of State

Our fully qualified team will:

1. Submit your annual reports to the Department of Labour
2. Register the Employment Equity report
3. Develop the Employment Equity plan
4. Monitor performance against the plan
5. Train employees on Employment Equity issues
6. Assistance with the creation and maintenance of an Employment Equity Portfolio of Evidence
7. Assist with the establishment of the Employment Equity and Training Committees