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Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998)Chapter III : Affirmative Action15A. Determination of sectoral numerical targets |
| (1) | The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, identify national economic sectors for the purposes of this Act, having regard to any relevant code contained in the Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities published by Statistics South Africa. |
| (2) | The Minister may, after consulting the relevant sectors and with the advice of the Commission, for the purpose of ensuring the equitable representation of suitably qualified people from designated groups at all occupational levels in the workforce, by notice in the Gazette set numerical targets for any national economic sector identified in terms of subsection (1). |
| (3) | A notice issued in terms of subsection (2) may set different numerical targets for different occupational levels, sub-sectors or regions within a sector or on the basis of any other relevant factor. |
| (4) | A draft of any notice that the Minister proposes to issue in terms of subsection (1) or subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette, allowing interested parties at least 30 days to comment thereon. |
[Section 15A inserted by section 4 of Employment Equity Amendment Act 4 of 2022, Notice No. 3280, GG48418, dated 14 April 2023 - effective 1 January 2025 per Commencement Proclamation 231, GG51684 dated 28 November 2024]
