Employment Equity Act, No. 55 Of 1998 - B1SA

1 Department of Labour ! " # $ % & ''( Employment Equity Act, No. 55 Of 1998 $ ) * + * , * * * * *- * * - . ) * * * * * * * ** * * *- $ - , * / * ) * ) * ** * * ) * . * ) . ) * + * 0 & 1 * - 2 0$ 3 #$ % * + % - * * , ! * * * 4 0 * ( * " # $ ! % 5 * 6 * 7 8 * ! * * 9 * ' * * * # 2 & % ' ! * # 4 * * * ( : * # 5 * * 6 # * * 7 8 * * ! * * 9 * * ' + * 4 % ** * ( * * ** 5 6 . * 7 0 * Department of Labour ! " # $ % & ''( ( %% % )% * ) ! * * # ** 9 # * # ** 4' ; * # ** 4 % / * * 4 * 44 + # ** + , - ! % - ! - . , - ! % 4( 8 * * * 45 * * * 46 < . 47 # 4! & * 49 1 = * * (' ( + * * * ( ** ** (4 + ,> (( 1 ,> ?* (5 ; ,> ?)))))

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epartment of Labour 6 ! " # $ % & ''( B C # * ) B C * * * * ) B C . ** * * ) B C * + - * 0 & 1 * # B3 C * + * 1 (1 !

5 # ! B C # 00 * * * * B C / # 000 * * - # 000 * * * * * * B4C $ * * * 3 ; - 3 0 - % % % Department of Labour 7 ! " # $ % & ''( CHAPTER 2 Prohibition of unfair discrimination +1 % ! % * . * * . * /1 # $ ! % B C 3 * * - - * - - *- - - * /- - * *- * * - * - - * / - - * - - D0: * *- * - - - - B C 0 * * , B C . * * * * * * ) B C * * - / * * * = B4C D ** * * * - * * * * * B C 71 , ! - 1 8 * * - **, B C * * * * ) B C * = * *- *- * - * * * = "1 $ * ?* D0: * * * ** * * * = * & # * * 5' B(C * 81 )!# % ! - * * * ** ** * ** * ** ** * , B C * * * ) B C *) B C * * * 91 ! ; * * * * 6- 7 !- A A * :1 ! ! - # # B C 0 * * - A * A / * * * ** - * = * # :000 & + * B C * * # * ##8 * / * ** * * * B4C $ ##8 * * * * * * * B C B(C $ * * * * * ##8 , Department of Labour !

6 ! " # $ % & ''( B C * * * ) B C * * * * B5C $ ##8 * * * B6C 0 * * * , B C * & # = ) B C * * * * B7C $ * * * # # :00 & + * - * / - * * * * # 1 E * F * * * - * * * * * * Department of Labour 9 ! " # $ % & ''( CHAPTER 3 Affirmative action "1 ! # # / * - * # * * * &1 - % ) B C * * - - * * * * * * B C * * ,, B C * * * * * 6) B C * * * * 9) B C * * ') B C ,> ** * - * * (1 5 ) ! % ! 4 # # # * * ,> * * # * * +1 % ' ! % B C * * * * * * * * * * * * * . * B C * * * * , B C * * *- * - * * *) B C * * * * . * * ) B C . * * * * = * * . * ) B C * = * * B4C- * * , B C * * * * * * * . ) B C * * * *- * * * *. * B4C $ * * * * B C B C *- / * B(C % = * ( - * * * * . * * * * * * * /1 4 # % ) Department of Labour ' !

7 " # $ % & ''( B C * * . * * * * * * 7, B C * * * . * * * * ) B C * * * * . - * * * * B C $ * * * * * * * * B C B C B C- . * - * * * , B C * ** * * ?* . ) B C * * *) B C * * * B4C $ * * * * * * !6 & + * * * * * . * * 7 * 71 , ! * * * * * 6 , B C * * * 9) B C * ') B C * 81 ! % B C E * * * * * # - * * * * * * * * B C < ** * * * - * * * 64 & + * - * / - * * 91 ) B C * * * *- * * - * *- *- * . - * * * * B C * * * * * B C * - * * - * ?* . * * * * * * ?* . ":1 % )% * ) B C * * * ** * ?* . B C * * * B C * * , B C = * ) B C * * * * 5 B C) B C * * * * * *- *G * * * * . - Department of Labour ! " # $ % & ''( * * - * * * *) B C * = * *) B C - * *) B C * * * ** * * ) B C * * * ) B C * * . - * *- * * ) B C * B4C ; * * * - * * = * * - * ?

8 *, B C *) B C ) B C / ) B C - * - = B(C E * * * = - * , B C * * * * B4C) B C * * = * - * * B5C 0 . * * B(C- * * * * * * ?* . / B6C * * * * * * * " 1 ; B C * * 5' * * , B C * * * ,> * * - - * * ) B C - * ,> *- * . 1 B C * * 5' * * , B C * * * ,> * / * * - - * / * * ) B C - * ,> * . 1 B4C * * * * B C B C- * * * * * , * . 1 - * * * * * . 1 Department of Labour ! " # $ % & ''( B(C $ * * * * B C B C * * * * / * B5C * * * * , B C * * * * ) B C ,> * * * * - * * B6C * * * * ""1 $ ! B C * * * * * * ?* B C E * * * * * - 8 * * * * "&1 !! ' % )% * ) 2 * - * * * * "(1 - % ) % - % - B C * * , B C ** * * . * * ) B C * * *) B C . * * * * * * B C $ ** * * * * * B C * * * * "+1 ) % B C * * . * * - * * * 6 B C * * - *.

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10 * / *) B C * * # ** 8 * ; ) B C * * * B!C $ * * # ** * * ?* 8 * B9C $ 8 * * # ** , B C * * * ) B C ) B C * ?* * * * # ** ** * - / * * ) Department of Labour 5 ! " # $ % & ''( B C # ** B * 9 ( 8 - 999C &:1 ! %% % )% * ) B C $ # ** * * 8 * , B C * ** 8 * * * 5() B C * 8 * * * 55) B C * B C 0 * * * B C # ** , B C . * * * * * * ) B C * 8 * * - , * * .* * * * * *) B C * B * 4' ( 8 - 999C & 1 < % = * * - 8 * * # ** * ** * * B ( 8 - 999C &"1 $ ! # - 0 * *- # ** , B C * * * ) B C * * . * * B * 4 ( 8 - 999C &&1 $) %% % )% * ) $ # ** * * 8 * B ( 8 - 999C Department of Labour 6 ! " # $ % & ''( CHAPTER V Monitoring, enforcement and legal proceedings Part A: Monitoring and Enforcement &(1 , - $) % ) ' * * , B C ) B C ) B C ) B C.