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Framework for Compliance Audits Under the Employment Equity Act
Audit Process and Statutory Requirements
May 2007

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Purpose of the Employment Equity Act

The purpose of this Act is to achieve equality in the workplace so that no person shall be denied employment opportunities or benefits for reasons unrelated to ability and, in the fulfilment of that goal, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities by giving effect to the principle that employment equity means more than treating persons in the same way but also requires special measures and the accommodation of differences.

Section 2 of the Act

Table of Contents

Introductiory Remarks

• Purpose of document
• Historical perspective
• The audit experience
• A new approach
• Employer’s obligations
• Guiding principles & overall approach

Process for Compliance Audits

1. Framework

• Requirements of the Employment Equity Act
• The workforce
• Overview of the audit process
• Confidentiality

2. Strategic planning of audits

• Audit cycle
• Selecting employers
• Statutory requirements and indicators
• Audit coordination

3. The Audit Process in detail

• Step 1 - Notification
• Step 2 - Audit Questionnaire
• Step 3 - Verification
• Step 4 - Reporting
• Step 5 - Undertakings

4. Enforcement of the Act

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