HR PROFESSIONALS AS COMMISSIONERS OF OATHS:

Implications, Duties, Roles, Responsibilities

Marius Meyer, Chief Executive Officer: SABPP

15 April 2015

@mariusSABPP@SABPP1

Today we celebrate

New SABPP Model: HR Voice for

Professionals

Human resource development

Research - info

Value & visibility

Open for alliances

Innovation

CPD

Excel-lence

Qualityassurance

Learning growth & develop-

ment

Knowledge

Self-governance Duty to society

Ethics

SABPP VALUE PROPOSITION:

Products/Services to advance HR professionRECOGNITION =

PROFESSIONAL STATUSRESOURCES =

PRODUCTS/SERVICESRESEARCH =

INFORMATION

• Professional registration• NLRD Upload (SAQA)• Commissioners of Oaths• Awards• Advocacy• HR Assessors/Moderators

registration• Accreditation of providers• University accreditation

• HR Competency Model• HR Standards • Social media discussions• Knowledge Centre• Booklets/DVDs• Guides/toolkits• Charts/posters• Fact sheets• One-stop info• Updates (laws, trends)• Ethics help-line• Newsletters• Website• HR Internships/jobs• HR policies• Mentoring• Workshops/seminars• Access to alliances• Event/product discounts• CPD• Students

• Research papers• Position papers• Books• Articles• Cases• Benchmarking• Magazines• Labour market

information

HR Standards Files

13 standards (2013) 19 standards (2014)

HR Profession Legislative Framework

NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK ACT

Act 67 of 2008

JUSTICES OF PEACE AND COMMISSIONERS OF OATHS

ACT

Act 16 of 1963

2 new roles for HR Professionals

Perform an Oath/Affirmation

Certify a document to be a

true copy

Thank you!

Advocate Michael Masutha, Minister of Justice & Correctional Services

SOUTH AFRICAN HR COMPETENCY MODEL

STRATEGY

TALENT MANAGEMENT

HR GOVERNANCE, RISK, COMPLIANCE

ANALYTICS & MEASUREMENT

HR SERVICE DELIVERY

5 HR

CAPABILITIES

LEADERSHIP & PERSONAL CREDIBILITY

ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITY

SOLUTION CREATION & IMPLEMENTATION

INTERPERSONAL & COMMUNICATION

CITIZENSHIP FOR FUTURE: INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY

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Big 5 Milestones

1. National HR Competency Model (2012)

2. National HR Standards (2013)

3. HR Audit Framework (2014)

4. HR Ethics Book (2015)

5. HR as Commissioners of Oaths (2015)

New SABPP HR Ethics Book

Launch of HR Ethics Book

“Congratulations to SABPP with the launch of the HR Ethics book, and for the good work you are doing to promote ethics and the HR profession.”

Advocate Thuli Madonsela

Professional registration levels

• M/D degree + 6 years top level experience

• LoW = executive levelMHRP

(Master)

CHRP

(Chartered)

• Degree/ND + 3 years experience

• LoW = middle managementHRP (Professional)

HRA (Associate)

• Certificate + 1 year experience

• LoW = entryHRT (Technician)

• Hons degree + 4 years sr experience

• LoW = senior management

• 2 year dip + 2 years experience

• LoW = junior level

HR Contribution to society• Apply the SABPP Code of Conduct

• Workload of other Commissioners of Oaths reduced

• HR Professionals support government and other agencies

to combat fraud & corruption (e.g. ID fraud, forged

qualifications)

• Preventing fronting and other unethical practices

• Change agents for ethics, professionalism and nation-

building (NDP)

• Commitment to Constitution and practice of justice, human

rights and sound governance

• HR professionals as custodians of labour and other laws –

function as compliance officers

• Reduce inconvenience to take documents to other offices

DUTY OF COMMISSIONERS OF OATHS

Certify that a document

(e.g. copy of ID or

qualification certificate) is a

true copy of the original.

Guidelines

• Inform your Heads: Legal, Compliance,

Governance, CFO & others

• Share good news with HR team members

• Read the Guide for HR Professionals

• Order a rubber stamp for you

• Spread the CoO workload (3-5 people)

• Make sure you see original documents

before you certify as true copies

Implications

• Fulfilling your duties in accordance with the

Act

• Ensuring all ethical requirements are met

(true copies)

• If membership not renewed, it will be illegal

to continue as Commissioner of Oaths

CONCLUSION

Thank you for celebrating this historic day with

us. Not only do we celebrate, we also accept

our new role and responsibility as

Commissioners of Oaths.

Thank you to all for making

this happen• Advocate Michael Masutha (Minister)

• Advocate Nasreen Dawood (21st Century)

• Mr Xolani Mawande (COO, SABPP)

• Dr Penny Abbott (Head of Research)

• Mr Thys Viljoen (HR Manager, Alos)

• Ms Christine Botha (Head: HR Audits)

• Mr Jaco de Jager (CEO: ACFESA)

• Ms Siphiwe Mashoene (Head: Events)

• Ms Kate Dikgale-Freeman (SABPP Vice-chair)

• Ms Sarie Venter (Admin Assistant)

• Ms Lindiwe Nombaca (Governance Officer)

• Mr Naren Vassan (Head of Learning & Quality)

We set HR standards!

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(Professional Registration)

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naren@sabpp.co.za (Learning & Quality)

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