• Advertising for public submissions on the Employment Services Amendment Bill, 2026 (Bill) is expected to begin on 13 September 2026 through various media channels.
• The closing date for written submissions on the Bill is expected to fall in the first week of November 2026, but this remains subject to when the advertisements are ultimately published.
• Given the potential impact of the Bill for employers of foreign nationals, submissions on the Bill should be prepared now, in advance of the process opening to the public, considering that the closing date may be relatively soon.

We further noted that the Committee had resolved to invite written public submissions on the Bill.

Further update on public submissions process on the Bill

On 19 August 2026, the Committee received an update from the Committee Secretary, Mr Zolani Sakasa, on the progress of the public participation process on the Bill.

The Committee was informed that the draft advertisement calling for public submissions on the Bill had been prepared and submitted to Parliament’s Translation and Language Services Unit for translation into the official languages in which the advertisement would be published.

Newspaper advertising for public submissions on the Bill is targeted to run between 13 September 2026 and 26 October 2026. Radio live reads on public submissions on the Bill are expected to run between 14 September 2026 and 2 October 2026.

The Committee was also advised that the advertisement on public submissions...

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