Department of Employment and Labour in partnership with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration to host Employment Equity workshops across the country

The Department of Employment and Labour in partnership with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) will be conducting the 2022 Employment Equity Roadshows in the form of national series workshops throughout the country under the theme: “Real transformation makes business sense”.   

The national series workshops/roadshows will start on 17 August 2022 in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. The workshops will end on 15 September 2022 in the Vaal in Gauteng Province.  

The objective of the roadshows is to create awareness on compliance with the Employment Equity (EE) Act, share the most current information on what happens in the workplaces on equity and related matters, share information on EE disputes and help prepare employers to submit fully and accurate EE reports online to the Department.

The workshops’ programme will cover the below topics:  

·                Code of Good practice on the prevention and elimination of harassment in the workplace

·                Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration: Case law on all types of harassment

·                2021-22 EE Annual report (22nd CEE Annual Report and 2022 online reporting)

 The workshops are aimed at Employers or Heads of organisations, Academics, Assigned Senior Managers, Consultative forum members, Human Resource Practitioners, Trade Unions representatives and employees.

The rest of the Roadshows are lined up as follows:

Northern Cape

Kimberley (17 August 2022) – Savoy Hotel, 19 De Beers Road, City Centre, Kimberley

North West

Mahikeng (18 August 2022) – Seasons Conference and Weddings, Lichtenburg Road, Dihatswane Village

Rustenburg (19 August 2022) – Bogosi Lifestyle Farm, Dinie Estate Road, Kroondal

Mpumalanga

·                Nelspruit (Mbombela) – (18 August 2022) - Khayalami Hotels, 29 van Wijk Street

·                Witbank (Emalahleni) – (29 August 2022) – (venue to be confirmed)

Limpopo

·                Thohoyandou (23 August 2022) – (venue to be confirmed)

·                Polokwane (24 August 2022) – Park Inn Hotel, Dorp Street

Free State

Welkom (23 August 2022) – (venue to be confirmed)

Bloemfontein (24 August 2022) – Summerwood Estate & Country, 8 Mimosa Park, Mimosa Park Small

 KwaZulu-Natal

Richards Bay (30 August 2022) – Imvobu Lodge, Krewelkring &, Hibberd Drive, Meer En See

Pietermaritzburg (31 August 2022) – (venue to be confirmed)

Durban (01 September 2022) – Olive Convention Centre, 81 Somtseu Road, North Beach

Eastern Cape

Gqeberha (30 August 2022) – (venue to be confirmed)

East London (31 August 2022) – (venue to be confirmed)

Western Cape

George (06 September 2022) – (venue to be confirmed)

Cape Town (07 September 2022) – (venue to be confirmed)

Gauteng

Pretoria (13 September 2022) – RH Hotel, Corner Steve Biko Road and, Trevenna Street, Sunnyside

Johannesburg (14 September 2022) – (venue to be confirmed)

Vaal (15 September 2022) – (venue to be confirmed)

The national workshops will be held from 10:00 to 13:00 and members of the media are invited.

More information on EE is obtainable from the Department website www.labour.gov.za