Basic Guide to Employment Equity Plans

Application

• National Defence Force;
• National Intelligence Agency; and
• South African Secret Service.

The provisions for affirmative action apply to –

• employers with 50 or more workers, or whose annual income is more than the amount specified in Schedule 4 of the Act;
• municipalities;
• organs of State;
• employers ordered to comply by a bargaining council agreement;
• any employers who volunteer to comply.

See

• 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

Employment Equity Plan

Based on Legislation in Section 20, of the Employment Equity Act

What Must Employers Include In The Plan?

Employment equity plans must show –

• objectives for every year;
• affirmative action measures that will be implemented;
• where black people, women and people with disabilities are not represented –
  • numerical goals to reach this;
  • timetables; and
  • strategies;
• timetables for annual objectives;
• the duration of the plan (not shorter than a year or longer than 5 years);
• procedures that will be used to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the plan;
• ways to solve disputes about the plan; and
• people responsible for implementing the plan.
  

Based on legislation in Section 20, of the Employment Equity Act

Related Links

• Basic Guide to Affirmative Action

  The Employment Equity Act promotes equal opportunities for previously disadvantaged groups

• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Managers

  Under the Employment Equity Act, employers must select a senior manager to be responsible for the employment equity plan

• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Pay Gaps

  Under the Employment Equity Act, employers must submit statements of their workers' pay and reduce any unfair gaps

• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Reports

  Under the Employment Equity Act, employers must submit reports of their equity figures

• Basic Guide to Employment Equity Studies

  The Employment Equity Act requires that employers conduct studies to identify equity issues

• Basic Guide to Informing Workers about Employment Equity

  Employers must display a summary of the Employment Equity Act and give workers access to relevant plans and reports

• Codes of Good Practice

  Codes of Good Practices issued by the Minister