The Employment & Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, is set to engage with the residents of Mitchell's Plain on Friday as part of an outreach session on the amendments of the Employment Equity Act (EE).
COURTESY: Department of Employment & LabourThe EE has been signed into law by President Cyril
Ramaphosa in April 2023.
In a statement, the department said that the recently
amended EE, workplace equity, affirmative action, and related matters will take
place at the Portland Indoor Centre, situated on the corner of Merrydale Avenue
& Hazeldene Street.
"The objective of the EE amendments is to reduce the
regulatory burden for small employers, to empower the Minister to regulate the
sector specific numerical EE targets, to promulgate Section 53, and to
strengthen compliance, including the issuing of EE compliance
certificates," said Sabelo Mali, Minister of Employment & Labour
spokesperson.
As part of the programme, Mali said the department will
offer services on the spot. This includes registration of Unemployed
work-seekers under the Public Employment Services (PES); Unemployment Insurance
Fund (UIF) claims and enquiries/complaints; Compensation Fund (CF) claims and
enquiries/complaints; as well as Labour complaints related to the National
Minimum Wage and other Basic Conditions of Employment.
The event is set to start from 08:30 until 16:00 on Friday
Done By: Mitchum George
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