Business and labour have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing into law on Wednesday of the Employment Equity Amendment Act, allowing employment & labour minister Thulas Nxesi to set workplace transformation targets.

The legislation is aimed at accelerating transformation in the workplace by putting clear targets in place, and empowers Nxesi, in consultation with sector stakeholders, to introduce sector-specific employment equity targets...

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