All About Affirmative action

Read or download labour legislation published as Acts and Amendments to the Acts

• Employment Equity Act

  Applies to all employers and workers and protects workers and job seekers from unfair discrimination, and also provides a framework for implementing affirmative action

All the sectoral determination of an act

• Sectoral Determination 12: Forestry Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 1: Contract Cleaning Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 10: Children in the Performance of Advertising, Artistic and Cultural Activities
  
• Sectoral Determination 11: Taxi Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 13: Farm Worker Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 5 : Learnerships
  
• Sectoral Determination 6: Private Security Sector
  
• Sectoral Determination 7: Domestic Workers
  
• Sectoral Determination 9: Wholesale and Retail Sector
  

Plain English summaries of key topics within labour legislation

• Basic Guide to Affirmative Action
  
• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Consultations
  
• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Managers
  
• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Pay Gaps
  
• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Plans
  
• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Reports
  
• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Studies
  
• Basic Guide to Informing Workers about Employment Equity
  
• Basic Guide to Medical and Psychometric Testing
  
• Basic Guide to Unfair Discrimination
  

Download application forms, claim forms, reports, and samples of employment documents with instructions. You can also download templates of documents issued by the Department of Labour

• Form EEA1 - Employment Equity Declaration by Worker
  
• Form EEA10 - Occupational Categories
  
• Form EEA11 - Application for an Employment Equity Report
  
• Form EEA2 - Employment Equity Report
  
• Form EEA4 - Income Differential Statement
  
• Form EEA7 - Objection Against a Compliance Order
  
• Form EEA8 - Demographic Data
  

Regulations and Notices promulgated by the Department of Labour

• Commencement of Employment Equity Act
  

Simple step-by step instructions for processes and procedures

• How to Submit Employment Equity Reports Manually

  All employers are requested to submit Employment Equity Reports to the Department of Labour.

Codes of Good Practices issued by the Minister

• Disability in the workplace

  The Code is a guide for employers and workers on key aspects of promoting equal opportunities and fair treatment for people with disabilities.

• Employment Equity Plans

  The objective of this code is to provide guidelines of good practice, in terms of the requirements of the Employment Equity Act.

• Key Aspects on the Employment of People with Disabilities

  A guide for employers and workers on promoting equal opportunities and fair treatment for people with disabilities.

Download special reports, guides, and other useful information

• Employment Equity Analysis Report 2003
  
• Employment Equity Registry 2002
  
• Employment Equity Registry 2003