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Minister issues new Code of Good Practice on the preparations and implementation of the Employment Equity plan
On 12 May 2017 notice was given, by way of Government Gazette, in accordance with section 54 of the Employment Equity Act (“EEA”), that the Minister of Labour has replaced the Code of Good Practice on the Preparation and Implementation of the Employment Equity Plan with a new code (“Code”).
All ‘designated employers’, as so-defined in the EEA, as well as all employers who have chosen to voluntarily comply with the provisions ordinarily applicable to designated employers, are enjoined to apply the guidelines set out in the Code.
Should you require any further information regarding the provisions of the Code and / or its implementation please do not hesitate to contact us.
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