Employment Equity Module
About Employment Equity
The VIP Employment Equity Module provides fundamental guidelines relating to all aspects of Employment Equity that are required in terms of the latest South African legislation.
This module provides step-by-step procedures for the successful implementation of all aspects of Employment Equity in your company, the development of Numerical Goals and Targets, as well as the printing of all Statutory Equity Reports (EEA2 and EEA4) as required by the Department of Labour.
The VIP Employment Equity Module is fully integrated and up to date with the rest of the VIP products and contains complete employee details that are essential for the effective management of Employment Equity in your company.

- An Equity History Screen, per employee, which offers on-screen viewing of an unlimited number of months of Employment Equity history,
- Definition of Equity fields, such as, Workplace, Province, Occupational Category, Occupational Level, Job Function, disabled employees and the nature of the disability, etc.,
- Equity fields can be based on existing Payroll Analysis fields such as Job Grades, Pay Points, Departments, etc.,
- Full integration between Payroll and the Equity Plan, as any Payroll changes automatically update Equity Remuneration,
- Full integration between the Personnel History Module and the Employment Equity Plan, as disciplinary actions, Equity Training and Skills Training update the Employment Equity fields required in the Equity Plan,
- Batch Transaction Entry to globally update Equity fields,
- Recording and updating of Numerical Goals and Targets,
- Printing of all Statutory Reports (EEA2 and EEA4), as required by the Department of Labour,
- User-defined Reports to disclose all the relevant information for the successful implementation of Numerical Goals and Targets, and
- Monitoring and evaluating the progress of your Equity Plan against Numerical Goals and Targets defined within your Employment Equity Module.

The Employee Equity Screen contains comprehensive employee details that are essential for Equity reporting.
- Equity fields include: Gender, Disabled Employees and the nature of the disability, Citizenship, Type of Employment, Occupational Category, Occupational Level and Job Function.
- Workplaces may be defined per employee.
- Equity fields can be based on existing Payroll data fields such as Job Grades, Job Titles, Departments, Pay Points, Categories, etc. to ensure no duplication of information.

The Employee Equity History Screen allows you to view previous months’ information for Equity Reporting purposes.
- The Equity History Screen, per employee, offers on-screen viewing of an unlimited number of months of Equity history.
- The Employment Equity Module is fully integrated with the VIP Payroll, as Payroll changes automatically update Equity Remuneration.
- Equity fields include: Occupational Category, Occupational Level, Job Function, Citizenship, Type of Employment and Equity Remuneration.

- Disciplinary Actions, Equity Training and Skills Training may be defined to automatically update the Employee Equity fields required in the Equity Reports.
- Record interviews as part of your retention strategy for Designated Groups.

- Routing Codes offer ease of movement and quick routing through the system.
- Powerful Batch Transaction Entry can be done to globally update Equity fields.
- Password Control can be defined to ensure confidentiality of data.

Numerical Goals can be set for any period from 1 to 5 years which should be consistent from year to year. Numerical Targets must be set for a 1 year period if the employer has more than 149 employees (i.e. a Large Employer), and a 2 year period if the employer has less than 150 employees (i.e. a Small Employer).
Numerical Goals and Targets can be electronically generated by VIP.
- Requirements for the Numerical Goals and Targets comply with the latest legislation.
- Create Numerical Goals and Targets for: All employees per Occupational Level, as well as Disabled employees per Occupational Level.
- Group Permanent and non-permanent employees according to Gender (Male and Female) and Group (African, Coloured, Indian and White).

Print all the Statutory Reports (EEA2 and EEA4) as required by the Department of Labour.
- Provide for the recording and updating of Numerical Goals and Targets according to the requirements of your Equity Plan.
- Full integration with the VIP Report Writer to bring the power of spreadsheet calculations into your Equity Reports.
- User-defined Reports to disclose all the relevant information for the successful implementation of the Equity Plan.
- Monitor and evaluate the progress of your Equity Plan against the Numerical Goals and Targets defined within this module.
- Your Equity Reports can be merged with the Department of Labour's stationery.
How to Access the Equity Module Options
From the VIP Main Menu:
- Click on Equity.
- Click on the required Equity Option.
Contact the VIP Call Centre for more information about the Employment Equity Module.