Human resource management
HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY
The organisation’s HR function is underpinned by the following strategic elements of the HR strategy
and further indicates the strategic intent for each strategic element.
Strategic element of HR strategy
Recruitment and selection
practices
Strategic intent
• Intended filling of vacancies from within to ensure better
placement i.t.o. skills.
• Reaching an ideal job market as well as cost reduction.
• Alignment of scorecards to measure the desired change
in the organisation working in multi–disciplinary teams.
• Influencing the culture within the organisation through
amendment of the behaviours charter.
• Enhancing the leadership capabilities of senior
management.
• Providing development opportunities to staff for career
advancement.
• Cost saving strategies.
• Promoting a healthy work-life balance to improve
productivity.
• Ensuring benchmarked remuneration bands.
• Adding to the employee value proposition of SALGA and
ensuring a happy workforce.
• Alignment of organisational design to the next 5-year
strategy.
• Utilising HR metrics for better strategic
decision-making.
Performance management
Learning and development
Employee wellness and relations
Reward, recognition
remuneration and benefits
Organisational
development and design
HR information systems and
administration
HUMAN RESOURCE OVERSIGHT STATISTICS
Employment Equity Status
At the end of the 2016/2017 financial year, SALGA had a staff complement of 491 employees. SALGA
had a total of 55 new starters during this financial year, not including internal appointments such
as transfers and promotions. An average of five new external employees commenced employment
every month.
The following table represents the number of employees at SALGA as at 31 March 2017 and indicates
the breakdown of the number of employees at the different occupational levels:
Occupational levels
Male
Female
Top management
Senior management
Professional qualified
Skilled
Semi-skilled
Unskilled
Temporary employees 2
9
42
87
35
61
13 0
0
2
7
2
5
2 1
0
4
3
1
0
0 2
2
2
4
8
1
0 5
11
50
101
46
67
15 12
11
51
62
9
9
13 1
1
4
6
0
0
1 2
1
2
1
0
0
0 0
2
5
3
0
0
0 15
15
62
72
9
9
14 20
26
112
173
55
76
29
249 18 9 19 295 167 13 6 10 196 491
TOTAL
257
SALGA ANNUAL REPORT
2016/17