Employment Equity Audits: Is Your Business Ready?

Dear designated employer

The Department of Employment and Labour has intensified its Employment Equity (EE) compliance inspections and audits. Designated employers (employing 50 or more employees) must ensure that their EE files are audit-ready.

Deviating from this by chasing targets on a spreadsheet will result in your business compromising business principles, productivity, sustainability, and above all, business culture, something that is often overlooked but is perhaps the most important element.

To avoid:

• administrative fines and penalties;
• compliance orders;
• Labour Court referrals; and/or
• exclusion from current and future government contracts; 

employers should ensure that:

• a valid and approved Employment Equity Plan is in place;
• EE Committee meetings are conducted and properly documented;
• workforce profiles and analyses are accurate and up to date;
• EE reports have been submitted on time; and
• supporting records are readily available for inspection.

For assistance, contact NEASA on compliance@neasa.co.za or 012 332 5350.

For more information
NEASA Media Department
media@neasa.co.za