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Employment Equity Act and Amendments

by Zopedol — last modified 2007-11-20 16:49

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

Application

The Employment Equity Act applies to all employers, workers and job applicants, but not members of the –

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.

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	Act - Employment Equity.pdf
	To provide for employment equity; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
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	Summary of Employment Equity Act.
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