1) The Department of Employment and Labour’s response to the impact of COVID 19 on the implementation of Employment Equity in the Labour Market Please find below a brief summary of the Commission for Employment Equity’s (CEE) response to the COVID-19 pandemic:

• First and foremost, they are aware of the catastrophic impact that this has had on our economy, job creation and job retention.
• They are thus understanding that the initial employment equity targets will not be “left unscathed”.
• However, all employers are reminded that they still need to comply with all employment equity laws during any restructuring or configuration to ensure that there is no unfair discrimination against employees.
• Employers must still strive to attain their 2020 EE targets, but in instances where this is not possible, they must document all reasons for the changes as prescribed in the EE regulations 2014.
• Submission of EE reports for 2020 to start on the 1st of September 2020 until the 15th of January 2021.

2) Online Workshops EconoServ is excited to announce that from May 2020, we will be hosting online workshops for our clients. Please have a look through the following upcoming workshops: Title: Employment Equity Workshop Date: 12 May 2020 and 30 June 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 13h00 Price: R1 550.00 excl VAT Title: Half-Day B-BBEE Workshop Date: 26 May 2020 and 07 July 2020 and 04 Aug 2020 and 13 Aug 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 13h00 Price: R1 550.00 excl VAT Title: Financial Sector Code Workshop Date: 28 May 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 13h00 Price: R1 550.00 excl VAT Title: Full-Day B-BBEE Workshop Date: 04 June 2020 and 30 July 2020 and 20 August 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 16h00 Price: R3 700.00 excl VAT Title: Construction Sector Code Workshop Date: 09 June 2020 and 16 July 2020 and 27 Aug 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 13h00 Price: R1 550.00 excl VAT Title: Tourism Sector Code Workshop Date: 18 June 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 13h00 Price: R1 550.00 excl VAT Title: Media, Advertising and Communications Sector Code Workshop Date: 23 June 2020 and 18 Aug 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 13h00 Price: R1 550.00 excl VAT Title: Mining Sector Code Workshop Date: 21 July 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 13h00 Price: R1 550.00 excl VAT Title: Property Sector Code Workshop Date: 23 July 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 13h00 Price: R1 550.00 excl VAT Title: Information, Communications and Technology Sector Code Workshop Date: 28 July 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 13h00 Price: R1 550.00 excl VAT Title: Transport Sector Code Workshop Date: 11 August 2020 Duration: 09h00 – 13h00 Price: R1 550.00 excl VAT To book, or to tailor make a workshop for your company, please email info@econobee.co.za or call 011 483 1190 3) Online Learnerships

• SPECIAL – Generic Management NQF 5 or Labour Relations NQF 5 for only R20k!!! These are two extremely popular online learnerships to upskill your employees who are in managerial roles. These include managers, team leaders, supervisors, junior managers, section heads and foremen.
• Further online learnership options include: