Title & Description: Employment Equity Amendment Act
Department: The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL)
Date Published: 11 April 2023
Status: Implemented
Latest: As of 26 September 2023, Employers were requested to submit their reports using the existing report format and regulations, as the EE Amendment Act of 2022 had not been affected. The Act was passed in April 2023, the effective date of the Act is yet to be proclaimed. Click here to read more
Title & Description: Migration Policy and Employment Services Amendment Bill
Department: The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL)
Date Published: 8 February 2022
Status: In progress
Latest: In February 2022, the Department of Employment and Labour published the Draft National Labour Migration Policy and Employment Service Amendment Bill to amend the Employment Service Act. The policy and the Bill aims to address the population’s expectations regarding accessibility to work for South Africans, given worsening unemployment and a perception that undocumented foreigners are distorting labour market access
Purpose: (NLMP) draft seeks to guide and coordinate the development process leading to the adoption of South Africa's labour migration strategy while the (ES) Amendment Bill intended to cover private employment agencies further regulate the employment of foreign nationals in South Africa.
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Title & Description: Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations
Department: Environmental Legislation
Date Published: 08 September 2023
Status: Implemented
Latest: On 08 September 2023, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment called a Stakeholder Consultative Engagement with the industries to discuss the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Feed Guide Workshop. The guide detailed and highlighted the key principles guiding the development of the ERP fees, provide international context and benchmarking. Click to read more
Three Steps to Ensuring EPR Compliance
Step 1
Find out if your company is a producer in the paper and paper packaging sector. If you manufacture or import more than 10 tonnes per annum of any of the identified paper products, you need to register with DFFE and with the PRO
Step 2
Register on http://sawic.environment.gov.za/epr/ DFFE will issue you with a registration number
Step 3
Register with respective PROs on their website. Once approved, they will send you a confirmation of registration and a certificate
Title & Description: National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act of 2022
Department: Environmental Legislation
Date Published: 31 May 2023
Status: Implemented
Latest: : The NEMLAA 4 came into effect on 30 June 2023. Some of the sections which have not come into effect were largely influenced by the Constitutional Court judgement which found that Parliament failed to comply with its constitutional obligation to facilitate public involvement and that the amended definitions of waste, commercial value and trade are invalid and unconstitutional. Read more
