Employment Equity Amendment Act 47 of 2013

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47 of 2013

The Employment Equity Amendment Act 47 of 2013 aims:

  • to amend the Employment Equity Act, 1998, so as:
    • to substitute or amend certain definitions;
    • to further regulate the prohibition of unfair discrimination against employees;
    • to further regulate the certification of psychometric testing used to assess employees;
    • to provide for the referral of certain disputes for arbitration to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration;
    • to make further provision regarding the evidentiary burden of proof in allegations of unfair discrimination;
    • to further regulate the preparation and implementation of employment equity plans and the submission of reports by designated employers to the Director-General;
    • to further regulate undertakings by designated employers to comply with requests by labour inspectors;
    • to further regulate the issuing of compliance orders;
    • to provide afresh for the assessment of compliance by designated employers with employment equity and the failure of those employers to comply with requests and recommendations made by the Director-General;
    • to extend the powers of commissioners in arbitration proceedings;
    • to provide for that fines payable in terms of the Act must be paid into the National Revenue Fund;
    • to extend the Minister's power to issue a code of good practice and to delegate certain powers;
    • to increase and provide for the increase by the Minister of certain fines which may be imposed under the Act; and
    • to amend and to provide for the amendment by the Minister of annual turnover thresholds applicable to designated employers; and
  • to provide for matters connected therewith.

Commencement

1 August 2014 (Government Gazette 37871, 25 July 2014)

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