Corporate Compliance Audit Assistance to the employer, to identify and evaluate people-related risks and opportunities of the business, and recommendations on how to maximise opportunities and minimise risks.

Human Resources in Perspective Purpose of Business = Profit Needs = –products & services –a market/ customers –infrastructure –systems & processes –people Greatest Competitive Advantage = people Greatest cost and risk factor = people Need to manage performance Need to manage risk

Performance Model

Competitiveness Rankings 1999 ‘99 ‘98 ‘97 ‘96 Singapore USA UK Australia Japan Norway Korea Mexico Argentina South Africa Vietnam N/A Egypt

Optimism Index - Africa

Legislative enactments since 1994 Legislative enactments : Employment Equity Act Labour Relations Act, Skills Development and Skills Development Levies Acts, Unemployment Insurance Fund Act, Pension Fund Act; Promulgation of the Bill of Rights; Medical Aid Regulations; Basic Conditions of Employment Act and Regulations Regulatory Bodies: The institution of the CCMA / Bargaining Councils and Labour Court; Commission for Employment Equity; Gender Commission; and Employment Conditions Commission;

Legislative enactments since 1994 Codes of Good Practice relating to : Employment Equity, Dismissal, Retrenchments, Maternity, HIV/Aids, Sexual Harassment, Regulation of Working Time, Picketing, Balloting; and amongst others, regulations relating to Smoking in the workplace. Other developments have seen amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act.

Impact of non-compliance Costs of non-compliance are high: Unfair dismissals Compliance orders Labour turnover Supplier contracts subject to employment equity compliance Employee disputes and grievances Organisational growth - structured growth necessitates formalising of human resource systems As with financial and technological due diligence, corporate compliance "implies, not a cursory review, but an extensive, comprehensive investigation of issues and their implications facing organisations and taking appropriate action based on audit findings."

The Solution : Corporate Compliance Audit Purpose –to assist employers to identify and evaluate the people- related risks and opportunities of their business, and to recommend how to : maximise the opportunities and minimise the risks Background Process Data Collection & Assessment Report of Risk Rating & Opportunities Recommendations how to : improve risk rating maximise opportunities

Benefits –Information about your company and your people –Comprehensive assessment of all Human Resource issues –Awareness of the risks and barriers to success –Identify individual and company growth potential –Gain an understanding of how to improve certain processes for greater benefit, greater success and less risk –Determine the extent of compliance with employment law requirements –Attract and retain the BEST people for the job –More effective management and use of human resources through the implementation of non discriminatory employment policies and practices –Identify and implement human resource best practices The Solution : Corporate Compliance Audit

Areas Covered Human Resource Strategy Recruitment and Selection Performance Management Training and Development Compensation Conditions of Employment Employment Law Dispute Resolution The Solution : Corporate Compliance Audit Specialised Audits Employment Equity Audit Mergers and Acquisitions Audit Industrial Relations Audit Occupational Health & Safety Audit Communications Audit Information Technology Additional Cross- Functional Areas Communication Information & Reporting Employment Equity Systems & Procedures Budgets & Finances

Value Added : What does the client get? CCA Audit report & recommendations Free Products –Training Modules on the following: Managing Employee Conduct HIV/Aids TB & Smoking Alcohol Abuse –Monthly Newsletter –Discounted subscription to Workinfo.com –Discounted subscription to caselaw.co.za

CCA Audit Options Self Audit R 990 –generic report, no recommendations Facilitated AuditR2950 –company specific report & recommendations –assistance by consultant Comprehensive Audit R8750 –1-200 employees –200 or more employees = subject to quotation