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Q: What is the employment equity act and what are the effects of it?
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What role does the Employment Equity Act play in support of the minimum wage law?

The Employment Equity Act requires that employers remove barriers to employment that disadvantage certain groups of society. As far as support of minimum wage laws. the act ensures all are paid fair wages.


What are the implications of Employment Equity Act for businesses?

Businesses must provide jobs for pdi's


What does Ensuring equity mean for disability people?

Employment Equity is fairness in employment


Positive aspects of employment equity?

There are many advantages to the employment equality act. Some of the advantages are that workers can embrace diversity, and a non-hostile work environment can be obtained.


What is employment equity?

Employment equity is ensuring that employees are hired, fired, and treated fairly regardless of their race, gender, sexuality, or other factors that might lead to discrimination. Many places have employment equity laws in place to ensure fair treatment.


What was one of the effects of the passage of civil rights act of 1964?

The equal employment opportunity commission was esrablished


What is the number of the south African employment equity act of 1998?

The original Skills Development Act is No. 97 of 1998. I was amended by the Skills Development Levies Act, No. 9 of 1999, and is now the Skills Development Amendment Act, No 31 of 2003. (www.labour.org.za)


What was one one the effects of the passage of the civil rights act of 1964?

The equal employment opportunity commission was esrablished


Why is there a need for employment equity in South Africa?

the is a need for employment equity to fill the gap of descrimination against race, gender, marital status, disability and sexual referances. That is equality for all.


What does TEFRA stand for?

TEFRA stands for Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982. It was United States federal law that rescinded some of the effects of the Kemp-Roth Act passed the year before.


What act protects senior citizens?

Senior Citizens' Equity Act


What is EE Candidate?

An "EE" candidate is an "Employment Equity" candidate. The Employment Equity Act is a law that was passed by two countries (Canada and South Africa) where individuals that were previously discriminated against (women, people with disabilities, minorities) looks to a company to give them preferential treatment. This helps diversify the company population and rectify past procedures of excluding these candidates. It doesn't not force an employer to choose a EE candidate.