The Human Resources function is one of the strategic and
operational pillars within an organisation. It requires a set-up
which can address the regulatory employment obligations, the
foresight and experience to consult top management on
people-related decisions, the influential strength to foster or
channel the Company's culture and all this while also having
ears and hands to the ground to handle or escalate day to day
matters.
Whilst larger companies can employ a number of professionals
each having a different specialisation, not every organisation can
justify the investment in such a specialised team. Some small
enterprises often do without an appointed HR professional entirely,
resulting in other roles within the organisations becoming
increasingly burdened with matters that they may not be equipped to
handle. This means that rather than focusing on the financial
projections of the next quarter, a finance manager is answering
payroll related queries. Similarly,
