Mastering Employment Equity (EE) Goals Setting: Navigating the EE Amendment Act, Sector Targets and Compliance.

Background to the 2022 EE Act Amendments and Sector Targets

• The 2022 EE Act Amendments, including the amendment to EE Goals setting.
• 15 April 2025 Sector Targets and Regulations.
• The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL)’s intended timelines and the development of new EE Plans aligned to Sector Targets by 1 September 2025.
• Changes in EE compliance in respect of EEA13 and EEA12
• How the DEL intends to monitor implementation compliance.
• The new EE Compliance – What designated employers will have to do moving forward in order to be compliant, obtain access to Government work and include in their Management Control points in their BEE scorecard.

15 April 2025 EE Regulations and impact on EE Goals/Targets setting:
• 5 Year Goals/Targets vs 4 Year Targets/Goals
• Annual Targets
• Persons with Disabilities (PWD).

The basics of setting EE Goals/Targets aligned to the requirements of the EE Act as amended and the 15 April 2025 EE Regulations:

• The relationship between Designated Group Targets and Black Goals.
• How to align ACI Male and Female Goals to the EAP and the % Black and Black Female Goals.
•  The variables required and allowed to be factored into in the setting of EE Goals and data required to collect before EE Goals setting can be commenced.
• Principles of EE Goals with formulas.

Using technology to set EE Goals/Targets:

• How to set EE Goals/Targets that are aligned to your Sector’s Designated Group Targets using Black, Black Female and White Female Goals/Targets.
  • Selecting a desired % Black, % Black Female and % White Female Goal.
  • Factoring in all relevant variables.
  • Deciding on achievable % Black , Black Female and White Female Goals having regard to the number of opportunities arising from all the variables factored in, and the pool of Suitably Qualified Persons.
  • Finalising your % Black, Black Female and White Female Goals aligned to Designated Group, Designated Group Male and Female Targets or the EAP (if already achieved).
• Using technology to set EE Goals/Targets for PWD.