Employment Equity Amendment 2010

Updated:

2012-03-19

Note on progress:

Published for comment by 17 February 2011

Originator:

Minister of Labour

Draft Bill

Draft bill full text:

Published in GG 33873 of 17 December 2010 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Year of publication:

2010

Publication for comment (draft bill):

Published in GG 33873 of 17 December 2010 - access for Government Gazette subscribers, or purchase this document

Further Information

SabinetLaw articles:

Labour Bills Published for Comment

Negotiations Begin Soon on Proposed Changes to Labour Legislation

Minister of Labour: Cooperation Needed in Government’s Efforts to Improve Labour Market

Presidency Sets Record Straight on Employment Equity Amendments

Discussion Documents on Proposed New Labour Legislation: Parliamentary Select Committee Briefings

Labour Minister Provides Update on NEDLAC Negotiations

Labour Law Amendment Bills to be Promulgated during 2011/12 Fiscal Year

Draft Amendments to Labour Law: “Speed Up” NEDLAC Process, Says Minister

Labour Law Amendment Bills: Ready for Cabinet "by March 2013"

News articles:

SA's sweeping labour reforms - City Press (2010-12-19)
Politics of labour will cost SA jobs - Business Day (2010-12-20)
Cosatu welcomes labour broking bill - Business Day (2010-12-21)
'Mother of all battles in 2011' - Cosatu - ITWeb (2011-01-03)
Labour Bill hearings start on Jan 18 - The Citizen (2011-01-11)
Red flags raised over labour Bills - Mail & Guardian (2011-01-14)
DA: withdraw labour bills - Business Report (2011-01-17)
Cosatu slams 'myth' over labour brokers - Fin24 (2011-01-17)
Leaked labour report to hit govt - Fin24 (2011-01-17)
Labour broking ban slammed - ITWeb (2011-01-17)
Cabinet 'snubs own labour bills report' - Business Day (2011-01-18)
Government unveils new wage regulation bills - Times Live (2011-01-18)
Proposed labour legislation 'open to debate' - Mail & Guardian (2011-01-18)
BMF supports labour broking changes - Mail & Guardian (2011-01-18)
South Africa's labour annus horribilis? - MoneyWeb (2011-01-18)
Long way to go for new labour laws - Polity.org.za (2011-01-18)
State 'open' to changing contentious labour laws - Business Day (2011-01-19)
Labour law amendments hearing continue - The Citizen (2011-01-19)
'Ending contract work not the aim' - Fin24 (2011-01-25)
Proposed new labour laws are the mother of all madness (Opinion) - Business Day (2011-01-31)
Bills 'would make hiring staff difficult' - Business Day (2011-02-01)
New labour laws will damage the economy - Business Day (2011-02-02)
Abandon rhetoric to get the balance of labour laws right - Business Day (2011-02-09)
Time running out for labour submissions - Business Report (2011-02-14)
Proposed labour law changes could spur job losses, lawyers warn - Polity.org.za (2011-02-14)
Time running out for submissions on proposed labour laws - The Citizen (2011-02-14)
Busa joins call for labour bills redraft - Business Day (2011-02-18)
Labour legislation and policy should be reviewed - Moneyweb (2011-02-18)
SACCI comments on the draft labour bills - Moneyweb (2011-02-18)
Coloured workers face the axe - report - News24 (2011-02-20)
ANC rejects Solidarity jobs research - Mail & Guardian (2011-02-22)
Labour law changes not 'anti-job creation': minister - The Citizen (2011-02-24)
No job losses from law changes: Davies - News24 (2011-02-24)
Labour Dept. hits back at Solidarity over labour law amendment - Eyewitness News (2011-03-02)
New legislation to force Coloureds out of W.Cape: SAIRR - Times Live (2011-03-02)
Labour dept defends equity bill - Fin24 (2011-03-02)
Job equity targets 'flexible' - The Witness (2011-03-03)
Redraft equity bill - Cosatu - IOL (2011-03-03)
World Bank warns about too many labour rules - Business Day (2011-03-04)
Equity Act for disadvantaged - Zuma - Polity.org.za (2011-03-07)
Equity Bill meant to fight white domination - ANC - Polity.org.za (2011-03-08)
Labour law debate 'based on disinformation' - Mail & Guardian (2011-03-08)
Nedlac to consider disputed job equity provision - Business Day (2011-03-09)
Unions present new draft equity Bill to parly - The Citizen (2011-03-09)
Nedlac silent on labour laws - Business Day (2011-03-11)
New laws will stifle job creation: Busa - Fin24 (2011-03-18)
Controversial equity bill will change - Fin24 (2011-05-25)
DOL to tackle labour broking - ITWeb (2011-05-25)
Mani labour bills rejected - The New Age (2011-06-29)
'Labour law amendments still on the table' - Business Report (2011-06-30)
Labour broking stays - ITWeb (2011-07-20)
Wrap up labour bills: minister - The Citizen (2011-10-18)
Minister wants finality on labour bills - Business Day (2011-10-19)
SA businesses wait for clarity on labour bills - Business Live (2011-11-09)
Cabinet scheduled to approve labour bills - Business Report (2012-03-19)

Speeches and statements:

Media briefing on the bills amending the Labour Relations Act, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Employment Equity Act and the Employment Services Bill, 2010 - Department of Labour - South African Government Information (2010-12-15)
Draft labour bills put jobs in jeopardy - statement by Ian Ollis, DA MP - Politicsweb (2010-12-19)
Statement by Business Unity South Africa, on new labour bills - Polity.org.za (2011-01-18)
The BMF is vehemently opposed to the abusive practices of labour broking - statement by the Black Management Forum - Politicsweb (2011-01-18)
Solidarity cautions on new labour laws - statement by Johan Kruger, Solidarity Research Institute - Politicsweb (2011-01-19)
Labour bills to go to Parliament in 2011/2012 - speech by Minister of Labour, Mildred Nelisiwe Oliphant - Politicsweb (2011-01-24)
New labour laws could cause laws of 1m jobs - Adcorp - Politicsweb (2011-02-10)
Employment Equity Act is intended to open up opportunities for disadvantaged groups - statement by the Presidency - Politicsweb (2011-03-07)
Memorandum from Flip Buys, General Secretary of Solidarity, to Jacob Zuma in response to the President's defense of controversial changes to Employment Equity Act - Politicsweb (2011-03-08)
Trade union leaders of all races ask that controversial amendment act be pulled - statement by Dirk Hermann, Solidarity - Politicsweb (2011-03-09)
Media statement on the status of labour brokers and the National Economic and Development Labour Council (NEDLAC) negotiations on Labour Law Amendments - Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant - South African Government Information (2011-07-19)

Articles on the Web:

Safeguarding jobs, protecting the vulnerable - a DA Discussion Document on Proposed Labour Laws - Politicsweb (2011-01-17)
Comment on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill - J Rheeder (Polity.org.za) (2011-01-20)
New labour law lunacy - J Urbach, Fee Market Foundation (2011-02-03)
Practical ramifications of the governments four labour bills - A Jeffery (2011-03-24)

Employment Equity Amendment 2010

RSS

RSS Options