Submission to the dti re B-BBEE Amendment Bill – Gazette 34845 dated 9th December 2011
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EconoBEE is giving a qualified support to the proposed B-BBEE Amendment Bill. Keith Levenstein, CEO of EconoBEE said “We will support any initiative that genuinely seeks to promote transformation. Many of the clauses do indeed attempt to improve transformation by implementing B-BBEE better. We like the fact that that a BEE Commission is to be appointed, to investigate breaches of the codes and to promote genuine Broad-based black economic empowerment. We like that fronting is to be criminalized, as it is the cause of much unhappiness. We like that all government departments are to be included in the B-BBEE requirements, just as much as private enterprise. Mostly we like that broad-based black economic empowerment is indeed broad-based, and if implemented properly will result in a higher economic growth rate, but also assist with poverty alleviation and a more equitable income distribution curve.
We give a qualified support only because the government, especially the dti has failed so far at its task of implementing B-BBEE. The dti has failed to expose fronting and to give sufficient interpretations. It has failed the country. To some extent the proposed act is the dti’s excuse for not doing its job properly. We don’t need a new act if the dti is going to fail to implement this one as well. Many of the clauses in the new act are already in the existing act, just slightly clarified which is not really necessary.
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New BEE Targets – appoint your consultant before your level drops
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The impact of the new BEE targets has been substantially understated by many industry experts. Large businesses can lose up to 13.41 points while QSE’s are slightly more affected at 18.67 points. Generally any loss of more than 10 points results in a two level drop. As many businesses already know they need to earn a higher level of compliance in 2012 because of additional government pressure and cannot risk dropping such a substantial amount of points.
It therefore becomes imperative to prepare a detailed calculation before going for verification to avoid any negative impacts.
Detailed analysis of the calculation
Generic
Points available
| Old Target | New Target | % change
| 40% of new target
| Maximum points loss
| Employment Equity
| | | | | | | 2 | 2% | 3% | 33.33% | 1% | 1.19 | | 5 | 43% | 60% | 28.33% | 24% | 2.78 | | 4 | 63% | 75% | 16.00% | 30% | 1.89 | | 4 | 68% | 80% | 15.00% | 32% | 1.87 | | Total | | | | | 7.73 | | Preferential Procurement | | | | | | | 12 | 50% | 70% | 28.57% | | 3.43 | | 3 | 10% | 15% | 33.33% | | 1 | | 3 | 9% | 12% | 25.00% | | 0.75 | | 2 | 6% | 8% | 25.00% | | 0.5 | | Total | | | | | 5.68 | Grand total potential loss
| | | | | 13.41 |
QSE
Points available
| Old Target | New Target | % change
| 40% of new target
| Maximum points loss
| Employment Equity
| | | | | | | 15 | 40% | 60% | 33.33% | 24% | 8.99 | | 10 | 60% | 70% | 14.286% | 28% | 4.65 | | Total | | | | | 13.64 | | Preferential Procurement | | | | | | | 25 | 40% | 50% | 20.00% | | 5.00 | | Total | | | | | 5.00 | | Grand total potential loss | | | | | 18.64 |
The Employment Equity element has a threshold of 40% and thus the maximum points loss is at the point where on the new targets the threshold drops below that 40% threshold. This is particularly damaging for companies that are on the cusp of earning points for Employment Equity.
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07 February 2012
In this issue | - Submission to the dti re B-BBEE Amendment Bill – Gazette 34845 dated 9th December 2011
- New BEE Targets – appoint your consultant before your level drops
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