Statutes

• Act 55 of 1998, Employment Equity Act
• See amendments to Regulations GNR 480 GG 28858 26-05-2006 below

Amendments

• 2006 Amendments (see below for regulations and subsequent amendments to these same regulations in August 2006)
• Employment equity reporting for 2005

Proclamations

• Proclamation No. R. 55 of 1999 Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 Chapter IV shall come into operation on 14 May 1999
• Address by Mr Mdladlana - Launch of the Commission for EE and Chapter 2 of EEA 9 August 1999
• Proclamation No. R. .. of 1999 Commencement Notice of Chapter III and sections 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 58, 65 of the Act and Schedules 1 and 4 shall come into operation on 1 December 1999
• Speech by the Minister of Labour, Membathisi Mdladlana, at Media Launch of Chapter Three of The Employment Equity Act

Regulations

• May 2006 Amendments to regulations GNR 480 GG 28858 26-05-2006 [Important] This amendment amends form EEA2 and EEA4 as well as reporting requirements for employers employing under 150 employees. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 (Adobe Acrobat)

Amended regulations in terms of the Employment Equity Act have been published in Government Gazette Number 29130 dated 18 August 2006. Download this separate file here

• EEA1 Employee declaration in terms of Section 19 (1) of the Act
• EEA2 Report to Director-General in terms of Section 21 of the Act
• EEA3 Summary of the Act in terms of Section 25(1) of the Act
• EEA4 Statement of income differentials to the Employment Conditions Commission in terms of
• Section 27 of the Act
• EEA5 Securing an Undertaking in terms of Section 36 of the Act
• EEA6 Compliance order in terms of Section 37(1) of the Act
• EEA7 Objection against Compliance Order in terms of Section 39 (I) of the Act
• EEA8 Annexurel: Demographic Data
• EEA9 Annexure 2: Occupational Levels
• EEA10 Annexure 3: Occupational Categories
• EEAI 1 Annexure 4: Request for employer's employment equity report
• EEA12 Annexure 5: Summary of the employment equity progress report

Download

• Amendment - Employment Equity 18 August 2006 - Part 1.pdf
• Amendment - Employment Equity 18 August 2006 - Part 2.pdf
• Amendment - Employment Equity 18 August 2006 - Part 3.pdf
• Amendment - Employment Equity 18 August 2006 - Part 4.pdf
• Amendment - Employment Equity Act 18 August 2006.pdf
• Amendment - Employment Equity Regulations 26 May 2006.pdf
• Form EEA1 - Employment Equity Declaration by Employee.doc
• Form EEA11 - Application for an Employment Equity Report.doc
• Form EEA12 - Summary of Progress Reports.doc
• Form EEA2 - Employment Equity Report - Part 1aa.doc
• Form EEA2 - Employment Equity Report - Part 1ab.doc
• Form EEA2 - Employment Equity Report for Small Business - Part 1aa.doc
• Form EEA2 - Employment Equity Report for Small Business - Part 1ab.doc
• Form EEA4 - Income Differential Statement - Part 1.pdf
• Form EEA4 - Income Differential Statement - Part 2.pdf

Codes of Good Practice

• Code of Good Practice (pdf version)
• Employment Equity - Code of Good Practice (html version)
• Code of Good Practice on the Employment of People with Disabilities August 2002
• Code of Good Practice on AIDS  
• Technical Assistance Guidelines (TAG) on HIV-AIDS and Employment
• Technical Assistance Guidelines (TAG) on Disability

• Amendments : Code of Good Practice on the Handling of Sexual Harassment Cases in the Workplace
  GenN 1357/GG 27865/04-08-2005

• Code of Good Practice on the Integration of Employment Equity into Human Resource Policies and Practices GenN 1358/GG 27866/04-08-2005

Downloads (2006)

Amendment - Employment Equity 26 May 2006.pdf

Employment Equity Roadshows.pdf

Form EEA11 - Application for an Employment Equity Report.doc

Form EEA12 - Summary of Progress Reports.doc

Form EEA2 - Employment Equity Report for Small Business.doc

Form EEA2 - Employment Equity Report.doc

Form EEA4 - Income Differential Statement.doc

Form EEA4A - Income Differential Statement for Smaller Employers.doc

Archived Forms

Employment Equity Reports & DOL Presentations

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• The October 2000 Equity Report (DOL) Caution: This is a large file.
• DOL PowerPoint Presentation
• Breakwater Monitor Presentation
• Employment equity reporting for 2005
• EEOnline.pps (New online reporting tool - 2005)

August 2001 Employment Equity Registry

• Speech by the Minister of Labour
• CEE Presentation
• CEE Full Report
• Executive Summary
• Employment Equity Registry
• CEE Statistical Workplace Profile Report

Labour Market Statistics (Required for compiling employment equity plan and report)

• Legislation and Policy information of the Department of Labour - Employment Equity
• Labour Market Demographics
• Labour Market Supply
• Staff Profiles

Guidelines EMPLOYMENT EQUITY PRESENTATION
This user’s guide is issued by the Department of Labour to assist employers and employees to better understand the Employment Equity Act and to meet their obligations under the Act, particularly with regard to Chapter 3.

Chapter 3 of the Act, which details a series of steps that employers must take to achieve employment equity, will be effective from 1 December 1999. This means that larger companies have to report for the first time by 1 June 2000 and others by 1 December 2000.

The guide takes users through how to prepare an employment equity plan, how to report to the Department of Labour, and also includes all the required forms and documents that employers and employees will need to comply with the Act.

The following table provides an easy reference to the contents of the guide.

• Section 1
  Context
  Chapter 3 requirements
  Who is affected?
• Section 2
  The 10 steps to developing an employment equity plan
• Section 3
  Reporting (Who, When & How)
  Where to submit your report
  Answers to some of your questions
• Section 4
  Directory
  - Provincial offices
  - Employment Equity Registry
  - Website
• Section 5
  Regulations
  Forms
  Employment Equity - Code of Good Practice
• Employment Equity Act - FAQ's

Quicklinks to the Department of Labour's Employment Equity Home Page

• The Act - 55 of 1998
• Summary of the Act - English
  Summary of the Act - Xitsonga
• The Commission for employment equity
• User guide
• Code of good practice
• FAQs
• Forms & Annexures
• Regulations
• Proclamation - English
  Proclamation - Xitsonga
• Contact information
• Speech by the minister at the launch of chapter 3 of the Employment Equity Act (23 Nov '99)
• Statement by the Minister at the launch of the Employment Equity Act (9 Aug '99)
• Training Session Presentation on Regulations and Code of Good Practice

Employment Conditions Commission
The role of the Commission for Employment Equity, established in terms of the Employment Equity Act, is to advise the Minister of Labour on the various codes and regulations required for the implementation of the Act.

Chaired by Professor Mapule Ramashala, the commission's first priorities will be the Codes on the drafting of Employment Equity Plans, the development of appropriate employment equity policies and practices and on how to manage disability in the workplace.

• Commission for Employment Equity
• Commission for Employment Equity MS Powerpoint Presentation

Related Links

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• Unwembi's Resource of South African Government Information
• Department of Labour  http://www.labour.gov.za
• National Economic Development and Labour Council

• Regulation No. R. __ of 1999 - EE Act
• Amendment to regulations made in terms of the Employment Equity Act, Act No. 55 of 1998, published under Government Notice R. 1360 in Government Gazette 20626 of 23 November 1999 as set out in the Schedule. [Important] This amendment amends form EEA2 and EEA4 as well as reporting requirements for employers employing under 150 employees.
• Code of Good Practice- Sexual Harassment
• Draft Code of Good Practice on the Handling of Sexual Harassment Cases in the Workplace - September 2004
• Draft Human Resources Code of Good Practice October 2004

Archived Forms

• Form EEA2 and EEA2A, Form EEA4 and EEA4A (see amendment to regulations above) [MS Word] 
• Form EEA2 (more than 150 employees)
• Form EEA2A  (less than 50 employees)
• Form EEA4  (more than 150 employees)
• Form EEA4A  (less than 50 employees)
• Employee Declaration Regulation Form 1 pdf
• Report Form Regulation Form 2 pdf
• Summary of the Act Form EEA 3 - Summary of the EEA in terms of Section 25 (1)
• Summary of the Act Form EEA 3 - Nkomiso wa Nawu hi ku landzelela Xiyenge xa 25(1) wa Nawu
• Income Differential Statement Regulation Form 4 pdf
• Securing an Undertaking Regulation Form 5 pdf
• Compliance Order Regulation Form 6 pdf
• Objection against Compliance Order Regulation Form 7 pdf
• Annexure 1: Demographic Information Regulation Form 8 pdf
• Annexure 2: Occupational Levels Regulation Form 9 pdf
• Annexure 3: Occupational Categories Regulation Form 10 pdf or html see
• Employment Equity - User guide - Annexure 3