The following subsection is substituted for subsection 1 of section 42 in the principal act. Summary of the employment equity act, 55 of 1998, issued in terms of section 251 employment equity reporting employment equity act employment equity act amendments may 2006. Employment equity act in this policy document, this term refers to the employment equity act, no. The employment equity achievement award is an annual award that publicly recognizes employers for outstanding achievement in employment equity in their workplaces for four designated groups.
Notice is hereby given that the code of good practice on the integration of employment equity into human resource policies and practices set out in the schedule is issued by the minister of labour on the advice of the commission for employment equity, in terms of section 54 1 a of the employment equity act, 1998 act no 55 of 1998. Specifically, it specified in section 8 that psychometric tests and related techniques need to have certain properties before they can be used legally to assess persons for jobs. Preparation, implementation and monitoring of employment equity plans notice is hereby given under section 54 of the employment equity act, 1998, that the minister of labour, having been advised by the commission for employment equity, has issued a code of good practice on the preparation, implementation and monitoring of an. Pdf the employment equity act eea as an instrument for. Code of good practice on key aspects of hivaids and employment. Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements. Ccma means the commission for conciliation, mediation and arbitration, established by section 112 of the labour relations act code of good practice. South africa has a legacy of discrimination in relation to race, gender and disability that has resulted in the denial of access to opportunities for education, employment, promotion and wealth creation for the majority of south africans.
Furthermore, any expression used in this policy document which is defined in the employment equity act has that defined meaning unless the context indicates otherwise. Employment equity act in respect of the canadian security intelligence service, regulations adapting the sor2002423 employment equity regulations sor96470 royal canadian mounted police for the purposes of the employment equity act, order specifying the sor2002422. Pdf this paper seeks to critically examine the employment equity act eea as an. Amended by intelligence services act 65 of 2002 from 20 feb 2003. The above code of good practice was gazetted on 4 th august 2005 in government gazette 27866. Employment statutory code of practice equality and human rights. The employment equity act as originally passed, placed limitations on the use of psychometric testing in occupational settings in south africa. Employment equity in the workplace ccma info sheet. This is the current version and applies as from 1 august 2014, i. Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for. Code of good practice on the preparation, implementation and. Over the past 16 years, a legislative and policy framework has evolved in canada to address systemic discrimination in employment in the federal jurisdiction, and in organizations that sell goods or services to the federal government.
May 10, 2014 summary of the employment equity act, 55 of 1998, issued in terms of section 251 summary of the employment equity act, 55 of 1998, issued in terms of section 251 1. Summary of the employment equity act, 55 of 1998, issued in. Her majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the senate and house of commons of canada, enacts as follows. Code for management practices for employment equity. Key aspects on the employment of people with disabilities. Code of good practice on the preparation, implementation. The purpose of the employment equity act, no 55 of 1998 is to achieve equity in the workplace by promoting equal opportunity and fair treatment in employment through elimination of unfair discrimination and implementing affirmative action measures to redress the disadvantages in employment experienced by designated groups, in order to ensure equitable representation in all occupational. Employment equity is about equal opportunities to all in the workplace, eliminating unfair treatment and implementing affirmative action measures. Four south african organisations participated in this study and. Objective the objective of this code is to provide guidelines of good practice, in terms of the requirements of the employment equity act, 1998 act no 55 of 1998 hereafter referred to as the act, for the preparation and implementation of an employment equity plan hereafter referred to as the plan. Documents regulating tests in south africa psytech. Section 2 the purpose of the act is to achieve equity. Employment equity act, 2014 and employment equity regulations.
What factors differentiate an effective employment equity. This form is used to obtain information from employees for the purpose of assisting employers in conducting an analysis on the workforce profile. Amendment of section 1 of act 55 of 1998, as amended by section 40 of act 65 of 2002, section 26 of act 68 of 2002 and section 25 of act 52 of 2003 1. Code of good practice on the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the employment equity plan employment equity act, 1998 act no. Amended by general intelligence laws amendment act 52 of 2003 from 28 feb 2003. Chapter 1 definitions, purpose, interpretation and application 1. Code of good practice on employment of persons with disabilities no.
Act current to 20200116 and last amended on 20171212. Commissions website where word and pdf versions are also available. The codes primary objective was to guide employers, workers and trade unions to develop and implement hiv and aids workplace policies and programmes. Act current to 20191203 and last amended on 20171212.
Employment equity act 55 of 1998 people with disabilities. Basic conditions of employment act 75 of 1997 employment equity act 55 of 1998 labour relations amendment act 127 of 1998 labour relations amendment act 12 of 2002 intelligence services act 65 of 2002. The purpose of the employment equity act, no 55 of 1998 is to achieve equity in the workplace by promoting equal opportunity and fair treatment in employment through elimination of unfair discrimination and implementing affirmative action measures to redress the disadvantages in employment experienced by designated groups, in order to ensure equitable representation in. The role of the commission is to advise the minister on codes of good practice, the regulations and policy. They must also display a summary of the provisions of the act in all languages relevant to the workforce. Affirmative action employment act 29 of 1998 as he or she may consider necessary, to nominate for appointment as members of the commission such number of persons as may be specified in such request and to submit such nominations to the minister within such period as may be so specified. A memo on the employment equity act amendment bill 2018 is also provided below.
Code of good practice on the integration of employment equity into human resource policies and practices. Part 2 code of good practice on the integration of employment equity into human. Click here to download the new code of conduct on employment equity code of good practice on the integration of employment equity into human resource policies and practices. Employment equity act summary western cape government.
Summary of the employment equity act, 55 of 1998, issued in terms of section 251 1. Dpsa employment equity act the dpsa was requested to provide an oral presentation on workplace discrimination and the levels of compliance with the employment equity act and codes of good practice by government departments to the parliamentary portfolio committee on labour on 12 september 2007. Click here to download the new code of conduct on employment. The president may determine different dates in respect of different provisions of this act. The employment equity act protects you, and your rights, from any form of discrimination by your employer. Implementing employment equity in your work place step 4 establishing and sustaining an employment equity plan september 2012 page 3 of 37 introduction step 4 is for organizations that have completedan employment equity plan it provides. In addition, schools are encouraged to refer to the actual legislative provisions, policy and the codes of good practice available from the department of labours website. Labour relations act 66 of 1995 english text signed by the president. Employment equity act 55 of 1998 code of good practice on the employment of people w ith disabilities published under government notice 45 in government gazette 23702 of 19 august 2002 and amended by. I mildred nelisiwe oliphant, minister of labour, hereby in terms of section 542 of the. Duty to prepare and implement an employment equity plan 1 a designated employer must refer to the relevant codes of good practice issued in terms of section 54 of the act when preparing an employment equity plan contemplated in section 20 of the act.
Ccma means the commission for conciliation, mediation and arbitration, established by section 112 of the. Employment equity act, 1998 act no 55 of 1998 as amended, and on the advice of the commission for employment equity, publish the draft revised draft code of good practice on the employment of persons with disabilities for public comment effective from the date of publication. Employment equity amendment act on the criteria and methodology for assessing work of equal value2. Employment equity act, 1998 act no 55 of 1998 as amended, and on the advice of the commission for employment equity, publish the draft revised draft code of good practice on the employment of persons with disabilities for public comment. In 2000, south africa published a code of good practice on key aspects of hiv and aids and employment the code in line with the employment equity act. On 1 june 2015 the minister of labour published the code of good practice on equal pay remuneration for work of equal value the code in terms of the employment equity act. Summary of the employment equity act, 55 of 1998, issued. Both the employment equity act, 2014, and the 2014 regulations came into effect on 1 august 2014.
The provision of vocational training under apartheid was characterised by unequal access to learning opportunities based on race, the division between practice and theory and an unequal allocation of funding between historically. Employment equity in federally regulated workplaces canada. Substitution of subsection 1 in section 42 of act 55 of 1998 9. An employment equity plan must statea the objectives to be achieved for each year of the plan b the affirmative action measures. Constitution as the foundation, the employment equity act 55 of 1998 eea was introduced to redress inequalities and unfair discrimination in the workplace. In the south african context, apartheid provides both a justification for the employment equity act6 and its implementation. Employers should use this form to ascertain which employees are from designated groups in terms of the employment equity act, 55 of 1998, as amended.
Amended by employment equity amendment act 47 of 20 from 1 aug 2014. In order to assist employers, the department of labour published a code of good practice on the preparation, implementation and monitoring of employment equity plans. The purpose of the act is to achieve equity in the workplace, by. The awards recognized federally regulated privatesector employers and federal contractors for their outstanding achievements in employment equity and their commitment to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. The department of labour also published a user guide to the employment equity act, detailing 10 steps to preparing and implementing an employment equity plan. In order to promote diversity according to sus strategic theme of being an employer of choice, the university adopted a comprehensive employment equity plan eep, which was approved. Code of good practice on the integration of employment equity. This is the first amendment to the employment equity act since 1998.
Code of good practice on preparation, implementation and monitoring of employment equity plan no. Amended by electronic communications security pty ltd act 68 of 2002 from 28 feb 2003. South africa is one of the most culturally, racially and economically diverse countries in the world. Canadas employment equity legislation and policy, 1987. Employment equity act mangaung metropolitan municipality. Notice is hereby given under section 54 2 of the employment equity act no. The directorgeneral also has other duties to ensure compliance with the act specifically in regard to instances where noncompliance has been notified.
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