Act No. 04 of 2022 Employment Equity Amendment Act

Act No. 04 of 2022: Employment Equity Amendment Act, 2022 - ACT To amend the Employment Equity Act, 1998, so as to amend a definition; to insert certain definitions; to substitute a definition and to delete a definition; to provide for the Minister to identify sectoral numerical targets in order to ensure the equitable representation of suitably qualified people from designated groups; to provide criteria for the Minister to issue certificates; and to provide for matters connected therewith. PARLIAMENT of the Republic of South Africa enacts, as follows:— Amendment of section 1 of Act 55 of 1998, as amended by section 40 of Act 65 of 2002, section 26 of Act 68 of 2002, sections 23 and 25 of Act 52 of 2003, section 51 of Act 11 of 2013 and sections 1 and 2 of Act 47 of 2013 1. Section 1 of the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended— (a) by the deletion of paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘‘designated employer’’; (b) by the insertion, after the definition of ‘‘Minister’’, of the following definition: ‘‘ ‘National Minimum Wage Commission’ means the Commission established in terms of section 8 of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2018 (Act No. 9 of 2018);’’; (c) by the substitution for the definition of ‘‘people with disabilities’’ of the following definition: ‘‘ ‘people with disabilities’ [means] includes people who have a long-term or recurring physical [or], mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which, in interaction with various barriers, may substantially [limits] limit their prospects of entry into, or advancement in, employment, and ‘persons with disabilities’ has a corresponding meaning;’’; (d) by the insertion, after the definition of ‘‘Republic’’, of the following definition: ‘‘ ‘sector’ means an industry or service or part of any industry or service;’’; and (e) by the deletion of the definition of ‘‘serve’’ or ‘‘submit’’.