New BEE regulations for South Africa’s ICT sector
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New BEE regulations for South Africa’s ICT sector
17 February 2020
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published new draft employment equity regulations for the ICT sector.
The purpose of the draft regulations is to ‘promote equity ownership by Historically Disadvantaged Persons and to promote Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)’, Icasa said.
The group said it plans to introduce these changes through:
- The implementation of a revised ICT sector code;
- The application of a Historically Disadvantaged Persons (HDG) equity requirement;
- Provide the manner in which to verify compliance with Historically Disadvantaged Persons and B-BBEE requirements.
Notably, the regulations also introduce strict punishments for non-compliance including a fine not exceeding R5 million or 10% of the company’s annual turnover.
Icasa said that compliance by existing licensees with these regulations is required within 24 months of being published.
Big employment equity shake-up
South African businesses are also preparing for planned amendments to the Employment Equity Act (EEA) which promise a number of significant changes to the country’s employment equity laws.
Announced by Labour minister Thulas Nxesi in July 2019, the amendment bill will regulate the setting of sector-specific employment targets to address the gross under-representation of blacks, women and persons with disabilities.
It will also ensure that an employment equity certificate of compliance becomes a precondition for access to state contracts.
A draft version of the bill published at the end of 2018 indicated that the changes being were made to speed up transformation.
The bill states that while the public sector has seen significant changes, the private sector continues to lag behind.
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