HR Consulting & Support
Flexible, Hands-On HR Expertise for Everyday Business Needs
At Human Alliance, we provide HR consulting and support services that adapt to the evolving needs of businesses. We assist with addressing specific HR, labour and employee relations issues, developing HR functions from the ground up, and offering informed perspectives on people management.
With knowledge of South African labour law and day-to-day operational needs, we help businesses put sustainable people practices in place that support growth, compliance, and teamwork.
We work with business owners, leadership teams, and managers to improve systems, manage risk, and build the HR foundations a business needs to succeed.
From once-off projects to ongoing partnerships, our solutions are tailored to make your people function work better, without unnecessary complexity.
HR Audits
We conduct full HR audits across policy, compliance, contracts, systems, and practices to assess alignment with employment legislation, including the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and Labour Relations Act, and best practice. Whether you’re formalising your function or preparing for growth, our audits help create a clear HR roadmap.
Employment Contracts
Contracts are the cornerstone of every employment relationship. We prepare clear, legally compliant contracts tailored to your workforce needs, including permanent, fixed-term, part-time, and independent contractor agreements.
Our team ensures that contract clauses reflect up-to-date legal requirements while addressing your business risks, such as confidentiality, data protection, restraint of trade, and commission structures. We also review and update existing contracts to align with evolving business practices or legal developments.
Policies & Procedures
Clear, well-structured policies help reduce legal risk and support company values. We work with organisations to develop, review, and implement HR policies that align with legislation and operational needs. This includes creating new policies or updating existing ones, so they are practical, legally compliant, and easy to use.
Our work covers a wide range, from Codes of Conduct and performance policies to leave, remote work, IT, data protection, and employee handbooks, with options tailored to specific industries or adapted for global companies.
Job Profiles
Clear job profiles are essential for hiring, performance management, and skills development. We work with you to develop role-specific job profiles that accurately reflect responsibilities, expected outputs, and required competencies. These profiles serve as a foundation for fair recruitment, performance appraisals, and training interventions.
We also assist in aligning your profiles with employment equity requirements and national skills planning frameworks, ensuring consistency across your HR documentation.
Performance Management
High performance starts with clear expectations, regular feedback, and accountability. We help businesses put practical performance management frameworks in place, covering KPIs, review cycles, and manager training on feedback and handling underperformance.
Our approach supports probation reviews, balances recognition with accountability, and equips managers to lead confidently, even in challenging situations.
Organisational Design
As businesses grow or change, having the right structure becomes important. We help organisations review and adjust their people structure to improve efficiency, clarify reporting lines, and align roles with business goals.
This can include updating team configurations, defining leadership levels, and creating scalable organisational charts. The result is a clearer framework to guide future hiring, performance management, and succession planning.
Due Diligence
We assist businesses undergoing mergers, acquisitions, or funding rounds by conducting thorough HR due diligence assessments. This includes reviewing contracts, policies, risks, benefits structures, and potential liabilities to ensure clarity for buyers, investors, or partners.
Job Grading
We offer access to simple, structured job grading tools that help organisations benchmark roles, align pay scales, and build internal fairness. Our approach is ideal for companies formalising their HR function, structuring job levels for equity purposes or preparing for remuneration reviews.
Psychometric Testing
We offer psychometric assessments for recruitment, development, and team optimisation. Our assessments are administered by accredited professionals and interpreted within the context of the role and organisational culture.
Why Partner with Human Alliance for HR Support?
Independent, objective advice rooted in current labour legislation
Flexible, tailored support models, from ad-hoc assistance to once-off projects to ongoing retainers
Helps business leaders focus on growth while we manage people systems
Generalist expertise spanning the full employee life cycle from contracts, compliance, policy, performance and retention to exit.
Consultants with cross-sector experience and strong business acumen
Continuity of service through documented systems and collaborative consulting
Direct access to specialist expertise when needed (e.g. employment law, wellness)
Support for both strategic people planning and everyday HR operations
Hands-on implementation — we don’t just advise, we help you take action
Trusted by SMEs, NPOs, and scaling businesses across South Africa
Client Success Stories
Building a Scalable HR Foundation
Sector: Technology | Focus: HR Consulting and Organisational Setup
A fast-growing tech startup expanded from 5 to 35 employees in under a year but lacked contracts, policies, and performance systems. We carried out an HR audit, introduced compliant contracts and policies, created job profiles, and set up a performance framework, all aligned to their growth plans.
Outcome:
- Reduced people-related risks
- Improved staff retention
- Clear, compliant HR structure
- More clarity around roles and expectations, allowing for better performance management and recognition of talent.
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