In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates.

“Department” means the Department of Employment and Labour;

“EAP” means Economically Active Population;

“EE Plan” means the Employment Equity Plan as contemplated in section 20 of the Act;

“Labour Relations Act” means the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995), as amended;

“listed ground” means a ground listed in terms of section 6(1) of the Act;

“National Minimum Wage Commission” means the National Minimum Wage Commission as established in terms of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2018 (Act No. 9 of 2018), as amended;

“regional demographics” means the Provincial Economically Active Population;

“temporary employees” means employees who are employed for less than three months;

“the Act” means the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998), as amended; and

“work of equal value” includes work that is the same, substantially the same or of the same value as other work, as contemplated in regulation 4 of these Regulations.