{"id":575,"date":"2018-04-23T12:25:43","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T10:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sage-new-clone.local\/en-za\/blog\/?p=460"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:07:54","slug":"hr-management-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/hr-management-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to human resource management for African businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/category\/people-leadership\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">People &amp; Leadership<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGuide to human resource management for African businesses\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-04-23T12:25:43+02:00\">April 23, 2018<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Guide to human resource management for African businesses\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/hr-management-guide\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/author\/ashleyhindsmansage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Ashley-Thompson-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Ashley Thompson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Ashley-Thompson-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Ashley-Thompson.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Ashley Thompson<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/smarterwithgartner\/top-3-priorities-for-hr-in-2019\/\">Gartner<\/a>&nbsp;recently identified the top three priorities for human resource leaders in 2019. These were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Building critical skills and competencies,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthening current and future leadership, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improving the employee experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These trends are driving massive change within organisations across the globe. Yet change management is one thing African organisations have found challenging to get right. This guide aims to help you get started. But before we get into that, it\u2019s worth taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture of human resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is human resource management?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Human resources involves responsibilities around recruiting and training employees, paying staff and organising benefits, resolving conflicts, and ensuring compliance with labour laws. You don\u2019t need a fully-fledged human resources department to carry out these activities \u2013 you might choose to do them yourself or outsource to a specialist partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, many businesses are starting to see HR as being about more than just recruitment and admin.\u00a0<mark class=\"highlight-and-share\">With the right approach, human resource management can help you grow your business sustainably, avoid staffing crises, and improve profitability.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look at how your business can implement an HR strategy that will set you up for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does an HR department do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditionally, HR departments were responsible for the essentials of recruitment and payroll. Many businesses are now outsourcing or automating these routine HR functions. This is because the role of a modern HR department has expanded to include higher-value activities \u2013 like those related to company culture or legal compliance \u2013 and human resource strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look at the essential human resource functions, before exploring how you can get more value out of HR:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Recruitment<br><\/strong>This involves defining job specifications for a vacancy, advertising the position, interviewing candidates, and helping with new employee orientation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Training<br><\/strong>Working with staff and managers to choose training opportunities that will help staff improve their skillsets and benefit the business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employee development<br><\/strong>Use staff surveys and performance reviews to help identify employee strengths and weaknesses and resolve problems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Drive company culture<br><\/strong>The human resources department can help organise staff events and provide internal training on the company\u2019s values and acceptable behaviour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conflict resolution<br><\/strong>From disciplinary hearings to complaints of bullying, conflict resolution is one of the key HR functions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compensation and benefits<br><\/strong>This includes payroll, benefits, sick pay, paid leave, and bonuses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance with local labour laws<br><\/strong>Your HR team will revise your HR policies to make sure you are compliant with the latest labour laws in your country. For example, the Employment Act introduced in Kenya in 2007 \u2013 which replaced an older set of regulations \u2013 outlines employees\u2019 rights around areas like sexual harassment, forced labour, discrimination, and fair wages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While these responsibilities are still at the heart of what an HR department does, leading companies are adopting human resource planning to maximise the benefits of their in-house HR teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Sage 300 People<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Secure, compliant, and familiar, Sage 300 People has everything you need to drive HR and payroll in your large business.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/products\/sage-300-people\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"cta-id-624\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-button-location=\"cta_box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1064\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/resize-1675x1275-39-1064x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/resize-1675x1275-39-1064x810.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-human-resource-planning-hrp\">What is Human Resource Planning (HRP)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Human resource planning (HRP) is a process that connects a business\u2019s human resource needs with its overall strategy. This process ensures that the HR department understands the goals of the business, which helps the organisation to make better decisions and prepare for resource requirements in advance, rather than reacting to staffing situations the moment they arise (which can often be too late).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are six essential steps for human resource planning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Understand organisational and departmental objectives<\/strong><br>Your HR department should regularly liaise with other business units to help understand their goals.<br><strong>For example:<\/strong>\u00a0Let\u2019s say your marketing team is planning a new campaign in Nairobi but you realise that they haven\u2019t clearly communicated this to the sales team, who will almost certainly be inundated with customer enquiries from many different countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Complete inventories of current human resources<\/strong><br>Next up, you should create an inventory of your current human resources. Compile a list of job titles, skills, performance requirements, and employees\u2019 current capacity to take on more work. Tools like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-za\/products\/sage-300-cloud\/\">Sage 300cloud<\/a>\u00a0can help you to create these kinds of reports in seconds.<br><strong>For example:<\/strong>\u00a0Review how many members of your sales team are currently available, what products they know about, and what languages they speak.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forecast human resource demand and supply<\/strong><br>Estimate how your current list of resources maps to your organisational plans. How many different resources will be required, and in what positions?<br><strong>For example:<\/strong>\u00a0Look at the data from past campaigns your company has launched and work out how much time your sales team spent talking to new leads. You then project this to estimate the effects of the new campaign on sales staff capacity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Estimate manpower gaps<br><\/strong>Compare demand and supply for your resources and identify any gaps that need to be filled \u2013 either from outside the organisation, or by retraining staff.<br><strong>For example:<\/strong>\u00a0You employ only one salesperson who can speak fluent English, but most of your customers communicate in French \u2013 you realise you have a manpower gap.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Formulate your HR plan<br><\/strong>Whether you need to hire hundreds of new resources, or make one of your offices redundant, your HR action plan will explain the rationale and steps for doing so.<br><strong>For example:<\/strong>\u00a0A few weeks in advance of the campaign launch, you begin the recruitment process for French-speaking salespeople, so you have time to train them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monitor progress<br><\/strong>Monitor your human resource plan: is it having the desired effect?<br><strong>For example:<\/strong>\u00a0After the launch of the marketing campaign, you might get a lot of interest from Francophone markets, as predicted. By talking to the head of the sales department, you can find out if the new hire is closing enough deals, or if they have cost more than the value they\u2019re bringing in.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-using-hr-metrics-to-measure-success\">Using HR metrics to measure success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Investing in an HR function can bring huge benefits to your business. But how do you know if it is achieving what you want? HR metrics help you monitor the impact that your HR team is having on your business objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the most common HR metrics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cost per hire<\/strong>: How much do you pay in recruitment or advertising fees?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time per hire<\/strong>: How long does it take to get a new employee onboard?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employee turnover rate<\/strong>: How often do staff leave the company?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Length of employment<\/strong>: How long do people work for you, on average?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Health and safety<\/strong>: Have you failed any workplace safety tests?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employee satisfaction<\/strong>: Are your staff happy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Every organisation is different, so the HR metrics you choose will be specific to your business objectives. 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