Employers need to be diligent and punctual in their report submission of employment equity (EE) plans, said Department of Employment and Labour Senior Practitioner for EE, Robert Dzhombere.

According to Dzhombere the department has updated its online reporting platform to ensure that stakeholders report successfully and avoid recurring mistakes.

Dzhombere was addressing the Employment Equity Directorate and Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) branch joint EE virtual workshops being held nationally. The latest workshop was held today for the Eastern Cape stakeholders.

The annual employment equity workshops are held under the theme: “Real transformation makes business sense". 

Dzhombere reminded employers that the reporting season opened on 01 September 2021 with manual reporting closing on 01 October 2021 and online reporting on 15 January 2022.

“The Employment Equity Act 14 (EEA 14) form must be completed fully and signed by the Chief Executive/Accounting officer and accompanied by the relevant supporting documents. Employers who are no longer designated and do not want to report voluntarily may submit the EEA14 form with the latest Audited Financial Statement," he said.

The Employment Equity Act exist to achieve equity in the workplace by – promoting equal opportunity and fair treatment in employment through the elimination of unfair discrimination and implementation of affirmative action measures to redress the disadvantages in employment experienced by designated groups in order to ensure their equitable representation in all occupational categories and levels in the workforce.

The virtual EE workshops will run until 28 September 2021 and have already been held in Limpopo and Free State Provinces. The workshops are held from 10:00-13:00.   

The programme of this year's workshops is on:  

• Respective provincial EE status;
• Update on EE Amendments and EE Sector targets;
• How to access copies of the EEA2 Online by completing EEA11 form, including 2021 EE reporting; and
• EE inspections and enforcement in the labour market.

The schedule of the remaining workshops is as follows:

• Western Cape – Tuesday, 14 September 2021
• Gauteng – Thursday, 16 September 2021  
• Northern Cape – Tuesday, 21 September 2021
• North West – Wednesday, 22 September 2021
• Mpumalanga – Tuesday, 28 September 2021

More details are available on our www.labour.gov.za.

Media enquiries:

Musa Zondi: Acting Departmental Spokesperson

067 426 4190 or musa.zondi@labour.gov.za

“The pandemic is still with us, so, make sure you continue washing or sanitising your hands frequently, wear your mask and observe social distance"

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Issued by: Department of Employment and Labour

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