In terms of the section 21 of the Employment Equity Act.

A designated employer that employs 150 or more employees must:

(a)    Submit its first report to the Director – General within six months after the commencement of this Act or, if later , within six months after the date on which the employer becomes a designated  employer;  and

(b)   there after, submit a report to the Director- General once every year on the first working day of October.

An employer who becomes designated in terms of the Act must :-

(a)    Report as contemplated in this section for the duration of its current employment equity plan; and

(b)   notify the Director – General in writing if it is unable to report as contemplated in this section, and give reason therefore.

Based on the above the Employment Equity committee has duly complied with the Act and we have successfully submitted our report to the department of labour for the second successive year.

I sincerely thank the committee  for the hard work, dedication and team work  as most companies and departments are  still struggling in terms of submitting  the reports both manually or electronically. Congratulations  for meeting  the deadline.

NWDC will appear on the Employment Equity Public  Register  for 2011 that will be published by the Minister of Labour in terms of section 41 of the Employment Act  No. 55 of 1998

This year  2012 the  focus will be on communication and awareness

1. 1.       Training and Awareness

The EE policy is to be understood by all employees, and the roles and responsibilities of the members to be clarified.

EE deliverables must be included in the performance contract and the EE manager (HR designate) must have the necessary executive authority/ mandate, budget, time dedicated to EE duties and the required resources to implement.

1. 2.       COMMUNICATION

We must display summaries of the Act in all work places, communicate the contents of the report (EE A2) to all employees.

The committee must communicate the employment equity plan to all employees and use active communication methods (website, e-mail and publications)

1. 3.       CONSULTATION

The committee must have the opportunity to report back to employees and management. We are expected to hold regular meetings and discuss EE issues and have adequate time for consultation.

We  cordially welcome Queen Kgetsi  to the  EE committee.

Yours in equity

V.P. Motabogi