People and workplace policies · 05
Employment equity and diversity policy
Connects the organisation’s employment practices to its equity plan and its statutory reporting.
Connects the organisation’s employment practices to its equity plan and its statutory reporting.
Record the consultative forum and its composition; the analysis of the workforce profile and of employment barriers; the numerical goals and the plan behind them; affirmative-action measures; reasonable accommodation; the income-differential review; the assignment of a senior manager to the function; and the reporting calendar.
The amended Employment Equity Act brings sector numerical targets and ties a compliance certificate to state contracting — an organisation that tenders and cannot show compliance is not merely non-compliant, it is ineligible. Check which obligations attach at the organisation’s headcount and turnover before drafting, since designated-employer status changes the whole document.
The law it sits under
What governs this instrument.
The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 governs unfair discrimination and the duties of designated employers. The Employment Equity Amendment Act 4 of 2022 came into operation on 1 January 2025 and introduced sector numerical targets, set by regulations published in 2025, which changes what a designated employer must plan for and report.
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Where this instrument sits in the wider set, and the engagement that produces it.
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