B-BBEE Economically Active Population

The economically active population or labour force is the total number of people between the ages of 15 and 64 who are willing and able to work. Not everyone between the ages of 15 and 64 is willing and able to work.

- Where can I find the detail

- When is it applicable (and where not)

- What to do with the EAP

The purpose of this course is The Economically Active Population (EAP) applies only to Management/Control and Skills Development for large enterprises under most BEE codes.

•We will cover

•National vs regional EAP

•Code differences

•Examples of the calculations

•EAP does not apply to Qualifying Small Enterprises (QSEs)

•Stats are sourced from the annual Commission for Employment Equity reports (2023)

•Definitions

•EAP - includes people from 15 to 64 years of age who are either employed or unemployed and are seeking employment.

•Youth means persons between the ages of 14 and 35 (as per the National Youth Commission Act, 1996)

•Black people

•Is a generic term which means African, Coloureds and Indians

•(a) who are citizens of the Republic of South Africa by birth or descent;

Be sure to also look at the calculation template in Excel that we include in the resources for the course.