On 15 April 2025, the Minister of Employment and Labour repealed the Employment Equity Regulations of 2014 and, pursuant to Section 55(1) of the Employment Equity Act, 1998, promulgated the Employment Equity Regulations, 2025.
In addition, in terms of Sections 15A(1) and (2) of the Act, the Minister published a notice identifying national economic sectors and determining the applicable sectoral numerical targets, which take effect from the date of publication (2025 Regulations”).
The Regulations and Sectoral Numerical Targets are available by accessing the following links:
employment-equity-act-1998_determination-of-sectoral-numerical-targets-gazetted
employment-equity-regulations-2025
