Human resource management
COMPLIANCE WITH LEGISLATION Occupational health and safety
Implementation of employment equity within
SALGA A formal occupational health and safety (OHS)
committee serves within SALGA. Apart from the
fact that this is a legislative requirement, SALGA is
committed to the provision of a safe and healthy
work environment to its employees. The OHS
committee carries out regular inspections on
OHS requirements. Reports of the committee’s
findings are presented to the executive
management team members.
SALGA is committed to transformation towards
reflecting South African demographics and has
set targets to monitor its progress in this regard.
In line with this commitment, the Employment
Equity Act (No. 55 of 1998) is entrenched in the
organisation’s HR policies.
The organisation’s workforce split per gender
is 295 female or 60 percent and 196 male or 40
percent. The workforce distribution in terms
of race is 416 African (85 percent); 31 Coloured
(6 percent); 15 Indian/Asian (3 percent) and 29
White (6 percent).
The
Performance
Management
and
Remuneration Panel continues to monitor the
overall progress in terms of race and gender. To
support the people aspect of the organisation’s
strategic plan, monitoring of employment
equity targets within different business units is
imperative.
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All OHS representatives attend regular training
interventions such as hazard identification and
risk assessment and fire emergency drill training
to ensure that they are prepared to act in an
emergency situation.
Through its commitment to human resources
processes, SALGA has managed to establish a
strong employee value proposition with its OHS
committee where concerted efforts between the
organisation, its staff and stakeholders come
to fruition. The forum aids in positioning the
organisation as an employer of choice, a high
performance organisation which continuously
challenges the status quo. In order to continue
rendering an impeccable service to its members,
SALGA ensures that best practice principles are
incorporated into all employment practices
within the organisation.
SALGA ANNUAL REPORT
2016/17