Over the past number of years the employment and management of personnel has become most employers’ nightmare. Not because the employer is incapable or the employee unmanageable, but rather because the various Acts governing the employer/employee relationship have become so complicated and in many cases, seemingly restrictive.

There are six main Acts, which are of importance to the employer. They are – The Basic Conditions of Employment Act and where applicable, Bargaining Council rules;
The Labour Relations Act;
The Employment Equity Act;
The Skills Development Act;
The Black Economic Empowerment Act; and
The Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Unless one has a specialised Personnel Department, which remains up to date with the many changes that occur, it is very difficult for one to feel safe that the statutory requirements are being complied with consistently.

Smaller to medium sized businesses normally do not have the luxury of Personnel Departments and as such rely on a member or members of personnel/the press/associates etc. to keep up to date with amendments to and requirements of the various Acts. A solution to one’s concerns in this very sensitive area is the use of outsourced practitioners to ensure compliance and to eliminate the possibility of one falling foul of the many authorities, including the CCMA, Bargaining Councils and the Labour Courts.

Profin HR Practitioners (Pty) Ltd offers professional expertise in the labour and human resources sphere of business.  We specialise in the small to medium enterprise market covering most industries in this sector.