The Law: (Sept 2025)
Employers who employ 50 people or more or are regarded as designated employers in terms of the Employment Equity Act and are obliged to prepare and submit a five year Employment Equity (EE) Plan.
The Benefits of submitting an EE Plan:
- BBBEE points
- Doing business with Government
- Doing business with companies who work for Government
- Certificate of Compliance
We can assist you with:
- Appointment of S24 Manager (Employment Equity Manager) – must be appointed in writing and report directly to the CEO.
- Establishment of Employment Equity Forum – must be appointed in writing
- Analysis of workforce profile as per occupational category (from Top Management to Unskilled employees)
- Training of Employment Equity Forum
- Preparation of Employment Equity Plan
- Online Submission of EE Plan
The changes
- All designated employers must submit a 5 year plan, all previous plans have fallen away.
- Plans consisting of two, three or four years are no longer allowed.
- New 5 year plans are to be submitted on or before the 15th January 2026, that will coincide with governments National Development Plan 2030
- Sector targets have been set by the Minister for the top four occupational levels such as Top Management, Senior Management, Professionals and Skilled Levels.
- Semi-skilled and Unskilled levels have been exclude.
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