Die stand van menslike hulpbronbestuur binne geselekteerde plaaslike owerhede in die Wes-Kaap : 'n opname

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Local authorities have, as is the case with any other organisation, a set of uniquecircumstances with which to comply. The arrival of the 'new South Africa,bringing with it, the first fully democratic municipal elections on 5 December 2000,as well as the implementation of the Act on Local Government: The MunicipalSystems, Act 32 of 2000, has imposed a considerable burden on the humanresource field within local authorities. As a support mechanism, it is importantthat any organisation has access to an effective and fully equipped humanresource section.The history and development of human resource management, has over theyears followed various approaches (both classical and contemporary), butparticularly in South Africa, human resource management has been influenced bypolitical ideologies (apartheid and democracy with all the various pieces oflegislation) which have influenced the thinking. Through the various types offunctions, human resource management was responsible for the establishment ofa service relationship between the employer (as a dynamic system) and theemployee (as a variable and dynamic being with unique characteristics), within anenvironment which places further demands and responsibilities, in order toestablish an optimal fit to the advantage of the shareholders, and which can bemanaged and regulated. For this reason the human resource managementsection should possess the necessary skilled capacity in order to adapt to the demands of the day (including legal aspects) and through service deliverysupport the strategy of the organisation. The effect which change has on humanresource management should not be discounted, and consequently necessitatesa repositioning of human resource management in terms of positioning within theorganisation, its activities (functions) and service delivery (effectiveness andefficiency) in order to make a contribution to the success of the organisation.Although effectivity has been researched and analysed for some time byresearchers, the analysis thereof within local government still remains relevant.The relevancy thereof has been propelled by the promulgation of the Act on LocalGovernment: The Municipal Systems, Act 32 of 2000, wherein requirements arelaid down for human resource management within local government. Theattainment of these requirements contributes to the realisation of theorganisational goals, strategies and expectations.The question can be asked whether human resource management satisfies thecurrent and acknowledged theoretical prescription whereby human resourcemanagement should be managed and whether human resource managementsatisfies the principles of the Act of Local Government: Municipal Systems Act. Itis against this background that this study articulates as its purpose a survey intothe state of human resource management within local government. Due to theextensive nature of the research, only certain variables could be included withinthe research, and for that reason the research has been limited to councillors,management and human resource management sections from a number ofmunicipalities within the South Cape and Overberg regions.The results of the study indicate that differences do exist with regard to the stateand effectiveness of human resource management within local government andthe way in which the requirements of the Act on Local Government: MunicipalSystems Act, No 32 of 2000, are complied with. Hereby it is implied that thehuman resource management sections have become removed from thetheoretical models whereupon it has been built and that it should reposition itself should it wish to remain a roleplayer within local authorities. In this regardseveral proposals have been generated as possible solutions to the problem.In conclusion it should be mentioned that the study has made a contribution tothe analysis of human resource management sections within local authorities,especially with regard to the functions which it serves, the effectiveness withwhich it has been delivered and the way it complies with legislation.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University