It is compulsory to compile and submit and Employment Equity Plan if you currently
employ over 50 employees or meet the industry annual turnover limit.
According to the Act the employer must setup an Employment Equity committee represented
by occupational categories from all levels and employees and managers form designated
groups.
During preparation there must be a consensus with the committee concerning the numerical
target and goals and the strategy to meet these targets.
Phoenix SKILLS will compile "a draft" plan for you and then submit to the Department
of Labour (DOL).
Who is affected by the Employment Equity Act?
All employers, workers and job applicants (except for members of the National Defence
Force, National Intelligence Agency and South African Secret Service).Affirmative
action provisions apply to employers who employ 50 or more staff members or whose
annual turnover is more than that set down in Schedule 4 of the Act (the figures
vary according to the type of industry).
How do employers go about achieving employment equity?
Employers must draw up an employment equity plan, setting out the steps they intend
taking to achieve employment equity, over the next one to five years. To do this,
they need to analyse their workforce profile as well as their employment practices
and policies.
In drawing up the plan they must consult with unions and employees to get agreement
around it. Employers need to report their equity plans regularly to the Department
of Labour, which monitors implementation.
What has to be included in the plan?
Employment equity plans must show:
* objectives for every year;
* affirmative action measures that will be implemented;
* where black people, women and people with disabilities are not represented:
- numerical goals to reach this;
- timetables; and
- strategies.
* timetables for annual objectives;
* the duration of the plan (not shorter than a year or longer than 5 years);
* procedures that will be used to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the
plan;
* ways to solve disputes about the plan; and
people responsible for implementing the plan.
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