Tweet
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱? 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.
The amended Employment Equity Act isn’t coming. It’s here.
On 15 January 2025, the Minister of Employment and Labour published the Employment Equity Act Amendments and Targets. From 1 September 2025, all designated employers — including many that weren’t classified as such before — will enter a 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲.
If you don’t have a valid certificate by 𝟯𝟭 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬:
You 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 for state contracts
You 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 in major value chains
You will be 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 of public-private partnerships
This is not a future problem. It’s a present-day shift.
The two 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in business right now:
1. “We’re not a designated employer.”
2. “We’ve got years to sort this out.”
Both are wrong — and dangerously so. The business consequences are already 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Employment Equity targets are now tied to the Economically Active Population (EAP). That means 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 — 𝗯𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 — against real national data, not internal sentiment or good intentions good intentions, into measurable outcomes. The EAP will be the yardstick. The five-year Employment Equity Plan is your blueprint. And the 2030 compliance certificate is your ticket to remain competitive and compliant in the South African economy.
No more 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘄𝘀 in management.
No more “𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴” on compliance plans, but we "𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲".
𝗡𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕-𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗘 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗘𝗘 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠:
This certificate is quickly becoming a non-negotiable filter across the economy.
JSE-listed firms are including EE compliance in their ESG due diligence
Private procurement teams are 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀
Investors, lenders, and partners are asking hard questions — and walking away if the answers don’t hold up
If you’re operating on old assumptions, you’re already at a disadvantage.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘄?
No Employment Equity Plan? You’re already a red flag
Overrepresented groups at executive level? That data will be tested
A B-BBEE scorecard with no EAP alignment? It doesn’t mean what it used to
Think you’ll handle this in 2029? That window is already closed
This isn’t about transformation talk. It’s about whether your business can still compete.
This article was posted on Linkedin by Ivor Blumenthal CEO ArkKonsult
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘:
The amended Employment Equity Act isn’t coming. It’s here.
On 15 January 2025, the Minister of Employment and Labour published the Employment Equity Act Amendments and Targets. From 1 September 2025, all designated employers — including many that weren’t classified as such before — will enter a 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲.
If you don’t have a valid certificate by 𝟯𝟭 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬:
You 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 for state contracts
You 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 in major value chains
You will be 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 of public-private partnerships
This is not a future problem. It’s a present-day shift.
The two 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in business right now:
1. “We’re not a designated employer.”
2. “We’ve got years to sort this out.”
Both are wrong — and dangerously so. The business consequences are already 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Employment Equity targets are now tied to the Economically Active Population (EAP). That means 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 — 𝗯𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 — against real national data, not internal sentiment or good intentions good intentions, into measurable outcomes. The EAP will be the yardstick. The five-year Employment Equity Plan is your blueprint. And the 2030 compliance certificate is your ticket to remain competitive and compliant in the South African economy.
No more 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘄𝘀 in management.
No more “𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴” on compliance plans, but we "𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲".
𝗡𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕-𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗘 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗘𝗘 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠:
This certificate is quickly becoming a non-negotiable filter across the economy.
JSE-listed firms are including EE compliance in their ESG due diligence
Private procurement teams are 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀
Investors, lenders, and partners are asking hard questions — and walking away if the answers don’t hold up
If you’re operating on old assumptions, you’re already at a disadvantage.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘄?
No Employment Equity Plan? You’re already a red flag
Overrepresented groups at executive level? That data will be tested
A B-BBEE scorecard with no EAP alignment? It doesn’t mean what it used to
Think you’ll handle this in 2029? That window is already closed
This isn’t about transformation talk. It’s about whether your business can still compete.
This article was posted on Linkedin by Ivor Blumenthal CEO ArkKonsult
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘:
Comment