Join EE Expert Yolandi van Wyk
For a practical conversation on Employment Equity - what Year 1 taught us and what organisations need to do in Year 2.
Turn Year 1 lessons into stronger implementation, monitoring and outcomes as your organisation moves into Year 2 of its Employment Equity Plan.
Yolandi van Wyk
Head of HR, VALR · Employment Equity Expert
Yolandi van Wyk is a strategic HR expert with over 20 years of experience in workplace wellness, people development and Employment Equity compliance. She currently leads HR at VALR, a global crypto exchange serving over 1.8 million users worldwide.
Meet your expert
Yolandi van Wyk
Head of HR, VALR · Employment Equity Expert
Yolandi van Wyk is a strategic HR expert with over 20 years of experience championing workplace wellness, people development, and robust compliance frameworks. A specialist in Employment Equity and HR operations, she has successfully guided diverse organizations—from small businesses to large enterprises—through complex regulatory landscapes, including the 2025 Employment Equity Act amendments.
Yolandi’s focus is clear: aligning HR strategy with business success, driving Top Employer-level performance, and fostering environments where leaders and teams reach their full potential.
Yolandi currently leads the Team at VALR.
Founded in 2018, VALR is a values-first, global crypto exchange offering a comprehensive suite of financial services. Licensed by South Africa’s FSCA, with regulatory approval in Europe, VALR serves over 1.8 million registered users and more than 2,000 corporate and institutional clients worldwide.
At the highest level, VALR’s mission is to contribute towards a global financial system that upholds justice, fosters human dignity, and reflects the oneness of humanity. Both within the company and in how we engage our clients, partners, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders, we are always committed to truthfulness, unity, service, and integrity.
With a global workforce that spans Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, VALR embodies a comprehensive and inclusive approach to global finance, and we are always looking for more talent to join us.
Yolandi van Wyk
Head of HR, VALR · Employment Equity Expert
Yolandi van Wyk is a specialist in Employment Equity and HR operations, she has successfully guided diverse organizations, from small businesses to large enterprises, through complex regulatory landscapes including the 2025 Employment Equity Act amendments.
Meet your expert
Yolandi van Wyk
Head of HR, VALR · Employment Equity Expert
Yolandi van Wyk is a strategic HR expert with over 20 years of experience championing workplace wellness, people development, and robust compliance frameworks. A specialist in Employment Equity and HR operations, she has successfully guided diverse organizations, from small businesses to large enterprises, through complex regulatory landscapes including the 2025 Employment Equity Act amendments.
Yolandi’s focus is clear: aligning HR strategy with business success, driving Top Employer-level performance, and fostering environments where leaders and teams reach their full potential.
What this session will cover
During this practical session we’ll explore:
The lessons organisations can take from their first year of implementation and how these can be translated into practical, measurable and sustainable priorities for Year 2.
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Reflect on Your Year 1 Experience
Identify the achievements, challenges and recurring issues that emerged during the first year of Employment Equity Plan implementation.
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Understand What Worked – and Why
Explore which approaches delivered results and where processes, accountability or implementation may need to be strengthened.
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Address Recurring Implementation Challenges
Consider practical ways to improve monitoring, information management, accountability and the day-to-day management of Employment Equity.
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Turn Lessons into Year 2 Action
Translate Year 1 insights into clearer priorities, measurable actions and practical improvements for the next implementation cycle.
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Strengthen Your Year 2 Approach
Identify practical priorities for improving planning, monitoring, accountability, compliance and sustainable Employment Equity implementation throughout Year 2.
Take Action
Register now and prepare your organisation to move confidently into Year 2.
Turn your Year 1 lessons into practical action.
