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Employment Equity Amendment Act,
No. 47 of 2013
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Tsonga
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Tsonga
Long title
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.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Amendment of section 1 of Act 55 of 1998... |
| 2. | Amendment
of section 2 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 3. | Amendment
of section 6 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 4. | Amendment of section 8 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 5. | Amendment
of section 10 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 6. | Substitution
of section 11 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 7. | Amendment
of section 15 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 8. | Amendment
of section 16 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 9. | Amendment of section 19 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 10. | Amendment
of section 20 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 11. | Amendment
of section 21 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 12. | Amendment
of section 27 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 13. | Substitution of section 36 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 14. | Amendment
of section 37 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 15. | Repeal
of sections 39 and 40 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 16. | Substitution
of section 42 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 17. | Substitution
of section 45 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 18. | Amendment of section 48 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 19. | Amendment
of section 50 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 20. | Amendment
of section 53 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 21. | Amendment
of section 55 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 22. | Amendment
of section 56 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 23. | Amendment
of section 59 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 24. | Amendment
of section 61 of Act 55 of 1998 |
| 25. | ... [sic - No text labeled "25."] |
| 26. | Insertion
of section 64A in Act 55 of 1998 |
| 27. | Substitution
of Schedule 1 to Act 55 of 1998 |
| 28. | Substitution
of Schedule 4 to Act 55 of 1998 |
| 29. | Transitional
provision |
| 30. | Short title and commencement |
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