SALGA annual report 2016/17 SALGA ANNUAL REPORT 201617 PRINTED FINAL | Page 256

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Nceba Mqoqi Chief Financial Officer INTRODUCTION SALGA is a fast-paced environment that wishes to attract and retain high calibre employees to execute its legislative mandate. Detailed below are the focus of the Human Resources (HR) function during the year under HR brand statement: review. “We provide innovative HR solutions with integrity and service excellence, in order to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce within an enabling environment to maximize individual & organizational potential in SALGA’s strive to be firmly established as a high performance organisation.” The HR function has in recent years progressively moved from being an administrative expert, to playing the role of strategic partner in relation to employees, managers, executives, and external stakeholders. Only through being a strategic partner, HR is enabled to contribute to the achievement of SALGA’s strategic objectives. The HR function within SALGA strives to transform the organisation to achieve its strategic objectives. To this end, HR professionals must carefully balance the needs of the organisation with the needs of individual employees. In order to be a recognised partner ensuring the success of the organisation, HR continuously aligns its practices to be more adaptive, resilient, and proactive. The strategic partnership involves the HR pillars as follows: • • • • • • • Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning; Learning & Development; Reward & Recognition; Performance Management; Employee Relations & Benefits Employee Wellness Legislative Compliance 256