Understanding Employment Equity

The Employment Equity Act (1998) requires all businesses with more than 50 employees to develop and implement an Employment Equity Plan. Non-compliance with this law can result in penalties, legal sanctions, or the company being excluded from doing business with the government. Therefore, for businesses to avoid fines or legal challenges, they must comply with the Act.

Employment Equity forms part of a company’s B-BBEE profile. It may contribute up to 19 points ( or 16%) of a B-BBEE scorecard. Failure to comply with Employment Equity could see a company drop a B-BBEE level and affect their desirability as a preferential supplier to other companies.

The intended outcome  of this course  is to foster a better understanding of employment equity – both as a politico-legal model  and in terms of how it might be implemented in the workplace.

 This course is intended for ;

• employees,

• directors and managers and

• employment equity forum members within the workplace.

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