Are you confused about what needs to be done and how Black Economic Empowerment works?

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We provide strategic solutions which allow our clients to achieve the highest possible BEE score. Developing a true understanding of our clients allowing us an understanding of the vital questions to achieve true transformation, this includes determining the following:

• Where our client currently stands?
• What is the culture of the company?
• What is our client’s core business?
• What is it that our client wants to achieve?
• What can be done to achieve the objectives?

We have historically focused our services around Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa. Since 2008 our focus has extended to include solutions that meet the challenges of carrying out successful and value-adding corporate strategy, empowerment, transformation, and sustainability programmes.
Our solutions include:

• Assistance in the documentation requirements for the verification audit for all 5 elements of the Revised Codes of Good Practice for both Large Enterprises and Qualifying Small Enterprises.
• Assist in obtaining your supplier certificates for the Procurement element to give you the maximum points available under the Enterprise & Supplier Development Element.
• Assist in Socio-Economic, Supplier Development and Enterprise Development spend is allocated correctly to ensure you score points.
• Simple ownership structures to score points on the Priority element of Ownership.
• Liaise and co-ordination with a partnered SANAS or IRBA accredited Verification Agency to finalise the process and to have your certificate issued timeously.
• Assistance where needed to get you compliant first before a verification is done to save you time and money.

Our objective is to help our clients integrate social responsibility and socio-economic empowerment into their strategic vision, with an objective of encouraging sustainable business growth and social development.

The Employment Equity act, No 55 of 1998 was established to address unfair discrimination and to ensure equity within the workplace.
The aim of the Act is to:

• Promote equal opportunities and fair treatment of all in the workplace by eliminating unfair discrimination; and
• To implement Affirmative Action (AA) measures to redress the disadvantages in employment experienced in the past by people from the designated group.

According to the Act, organisations that are deemed a “designated employer” where your revenue exceeds the prescribed threshold on turnover or if you employ more than 50 employees must draft and submit Employment Equity reports to the Department of Labour by 1st of October annually.

We are able to provide organisations with Employment Equity consulting services which includes:

• Checking of payroll information and aligning all information to the Employment Equity act with the required Occupational Levels
• Registration of your company to submit electronic reports to the Department of Labour
• Completion of the Employment Equity Report (EEA2 and EEA4) on an annual basis as required by the Department of Labour
• Draft new policies and procedures according to the amendments of the Act
• Align all current policies and procedures with current legislation
• Establishment of an Employment Equity Forum
• Drafting of an Employment Equity Plan
• Drafting of an Employment Equity Policy
• Conduct Employment Equity Forum meetings as per the requirements of the Employment Equity act

Should you have an audit by the Department of Labour and do not comply with the amendments to the Equity Act, you could face a fine of up to 10% of company Revenue/Turnover.

We facilitate the development of employees in the organization and evaluate the skills development needs of the organisation and continually assist in the implementation of identified needs.
In terms of the Skills Development Levies Act all organisations in South Africa with a payroll exceeding R500,000 per annum must pay a 1% Skills Development Tax on their payroll. In terms of the act, you may claim back up to 55% of this Skills Development Tax if:

• You have paid the SDL tax; and
• You provide approved training to employees in the organisation either internally or externally.

BEE Consulted’s Skills Development Facilitation services include, but are not limited to:

• Development of a Workplace Skills Plan and Pivotal Plan
• Submission of the Workplace Skills Plan and Pivotal Plan to the relevant SETA
• Liaising with the relevant SETA to ensure that the client receives its Mandatory and Discretionary Grant disbursements
• Establishing and assisting with the EE and Skills Committee
• Advising on the implementation of the Workplace Skills and Pivotal Plan
• Drafting of an Annual Training Report against the approved Workplace Skills Plan and submission of the Plan to the SETA
• Serving as a contact person between the employer and the relevant SETA
• Initiating and guiding the client’s training committee
• Sourcing applicable accredited training providers in terms of the budget, strategic skills profile and schedule