28. Obligations of employers in relation to equal employment
 opportunities programmes---Every employer to whom this Part of this Act
 applies---
   (a) Shall develop, in accordance with the Schedule to this Act, the
         equal employment opportunities programmes required by that
         Schedule for the workers employed by that employer:
   (b) Shall, in developing an equal employment opportunities programme,
         consult with workers and appropriate unions about the
         development of that programme:
   (c) Shall ensure that each equal employment opportunities programme
         developed by that employer complies with the provisions of the
         Schedule to this Act, and complies with any minimum requirements
         established by the Commissioner in respect of equal employment
         opportunities programmes:
   (d) Shall lodge with the Commissioner, by the 31st day of January in
         the relevant year or by such other date as the Commissioner
         determines in a particular case or class of cases, each equal
         employment opportunities programme required by the Schedule to
         this Act to be developed by that employer:
   (e) Shall, upon obtaining the approval of the Commissioner for an
         equal employment opportunities programme lodged with the
         Commissioner, implement that programme:
   (f) Shall, where the Commissioner requires an employer to make
         amendments to any equal employment opportunities programme or to
         submit a new programme, comply with those requirements within
         any reasonable period required by the Commissioner:
   (g) Shall, upon request, make copies of the equal employment
         opportunities programme that is currently in force following
         approval by the Commissioner available free of charge to---
           (i) Workers employed by that employer; or
           (ii) Any person who has applied for employment with that
         employer; or
           (iii) Any union with coverage of workers employed by that
         employer:
   (h) Shall, in consultation with workers and the appropriate unions,
         monitor the implementation of the equal employment opportunities
         programme in force from time to time and report on progress to
         the Commissioner on request:
   (i) Shall comply with the requirements of clause 5 of the Schedule to
         this Act.