The Department of Labour has become more visible to ensure that organisations comply to the Employment Equity (EE) Act. The amendment to the Employment Equity Act, which was released in 2014, has far stricter penalties for Employers who don’t comply.

According to the EE Act, all companies that employ more than 50 employees and companies that employ less than 50 employees with an annual turnover exceeding the prescribed threshold must draft and submit Employment Equity Reports to the Department of Labour by 1 October annually.  The prescribed threshold for all industries are tabled below.

How can we assist you to become compliant

• Facilitation of the process to complete EEA1 by all employees
• Facilitation of the process required to establish an EE Committee
• Development of the EEA2 and EEA4
• Provision of the EEA3 forms/wall charts with summaries of the Act
• Development of an Analysis report
• Recommendations to Management regarding numerical goals & targets and EE Plan
• Consultations with the EE Committee
• Development of an EE Plan
• Draft documents required to implement the process successfully
• On-Line submissions of the EEA2 & EEA4 to the Department of Labour
• Conduct Employment Equity Barrier Survey
• Training of the Employment Equity Committee and/or all employees
• Development and/or update of Human Resource policies and procedure for Employment Equity purposes

What are the benefits of becoming EE Compliant?

• Ensure legal compliance and avoid huge fines (up to R2.7mil)
• Increase your B-BBEE score by maximizing your points on the EE element of your scorecard
• Fast track the process of creating a diverse workforce

Non-Compliance can lead to:

• Fines starting at R1.5 mil or 2% of annual turnover up to R2.7mil or 10% of annual turnover
• Imprisonment of the Managing Director/CEO and the Employment Equity Manager

 
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