ATC210901: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill [B 14 – 2020], dated 25 August 2021

Employment and Labour

Report of the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill [B 14 – 2020], dated 25 August 2021:

 

The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour, having considered the subject of the Employment Equity Amendment Bill (National Assembly – sec 75), referred to it and classified by the JTM as a section 75 Bill, reports the Bill with amendments [B 14A – 2020].

 

1. Process followed by the Committee on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill

 

1. The Bill was introduced inParliament and referred to this Committee on 21 July 2020.

 

1. The Committee received a briefing from the Department on the Bill on 28 October 2020.

 

1. The Committee placed adverts calling for written submissions from 14 to 17 January 2021. Advertisements in all official languages were placed in national, provincial and regional newspapers, as well as on social media platforms. The closing date for submissions was 19 February 2021, and was later extended to 5 March 2021, due to insufficient submissions received at the time.

 

1. The Committee held public hearings on the Bill on 13, 14 and 15 April 2021.

 

B.      Minority views were expressed on the following aspects contained in this report:

 

The Democratic Alliance and the Freedom Front Plus objected to the Bill and the Report on the basis that this Bill is social engineering.

 

C.         Recommendation

The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour recommends that the House adopts this Report and approves the second reading of the Bill.

 

Report to be considered.