New BEE bill to face legal hurdles

South Africa’s newly amended employment equity bill is set to be legally challenged as trade union Solidarity and the Democratic Alliance prepare to head to court to have it overturned. The Employment Equity Amendment Bill was passed by parliament last year and signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday. It aims to advance transformation of the workforce.

“What concerns us is treating targets as quotas, which would be against the spirit and letter of the law,” says Busa CEO Cas Coovadia. He adds that some companies may be overly burdened with compliance as a result of the sectors in which they operate because they would have to liaise with several government departments and entities.

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