These planned changes aim to speed up transformation in South Africa Subscribe Parliament has announced the extension of the public comment period on the Employment Equity Amendment Bill until 5 March 2021. Legal firm ENSAfrica says that the bill is important as it seeks to amend a number of clauses in the current Employment Equity Act (EEA) in an effort to speed up transformation. “The main thrust of the amendments is to increase substantive compliance with the objects and provisions of Chapter III of the EEA which deal with affirmative action measure,” it said. “According to the Commission for Employment Equity, the implementation of the affirmative action provisions in the EEA, has been slow.