To provide for employment equity; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

Latest Developments:

The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998), has been updated with the Repeal of N1357 of 2005 and new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace, as per Notice No. R.1890 of GG46056 dated 18 March 2022.

The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998) has been updated by the addition of Code of Good Practice - Preparation, Implementation and Monitoring of the Employment Equity Plan (EE Plan) as per GG 40817, Notice No. 393 dated 24 April 2017.

The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998) has been amended by Code of Good Practice on Employment of Persons with Disabilities, Government Gazette 39383, Notice No. 1085, dated 9 November 2015.

The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998) has been amended by Code of Good Practice on Equal Pay/Remuneration for Work of Equal Value, Government Gazette 38837, Notice No. 448, dated 1 June 2015.

The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998) has been amended by Employment Equity Regulations, 2014 and Repeal of Employment Equity Regulations, Government Gazette 37873, Notice No. R. 595, dated 1 August 2014.

The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998) has been amended by Government Gazette 37871, Notice No. 50, Commencement of the Employment Equity Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 47 of 2013), dated 25 July 2014.

The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998) has been amended by Government Gazette 37238, Notice No. 16, Employment Equity Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 47 of 2013), dated 16 January 2014.

The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998) has been amended by Code of Good Practice on HIV and AIDS and the World of Work, Government Gazette 35435, Notice No. 451, dated 15 June 2012.

This Act has been updated by Notice No. 733 of 2009 regarding the Repeal of Employment Equity Regulations 2006, and the inclusion of General Administrative Regulations, 2009 published in Government Gazette No. 32393 dated 14 July 2009.

This Act has been updated with the General Administrative Regulations, 2006, printed in Government Gazette No. 29130 dated 18 August 2006.

The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998) has been amended by Code of Good Practice on the Integration of Employment Equity into Human Resource Policies and Practices, Government Gazette 27866, Notice No. 1358, dated 4 August 2005.

The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998) has been amended by Amendments to the Code of Good Practice on the Handling of Sexual Harassment Cases in the Workplace, Government Gazette 27865, General Notice No. 1357, dated 4 August 2005.

Amended by the Intelligence Services Act, 2002.

The Code of Good Practice on key aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment, as published in Gazette 21815 and dated December 1, 2000, has been added to the Act.

The Regulations to the Act have been amended by Notice No. R.955, as published in Gazette 21583 and dated 27 September 2000.

The Draft Code of Good Practice on key aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment, as published in Gazette 21089 and dated 25 April, has been added to the Act.

The General Administrative Regulations have been added to the Act as published in Gazette 20339 and dated the 6 August 1999.

Code of Good Practice regarding Preparation, Implementation and Monitoring of EE Plans as published in Gazette 20626, dated 23 November 1999.

As published in Government Gazette Number 20057. Chapter IV of this Act came into operation on 14 May 1999.Chapter II and sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 34, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, and Schedules 2 and 3 came into operation on the 9 August 1999.Chapter III and sections 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 58, 65 of the Act and Schedules 1 and 4 came into operation on 1 December 1999.