ADVISORY
Guide | Advice | Support | Partner
Advisory & Legal
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Clients trust us to give timely, pragmatic advice that meets their organization's goals, safely within labour/employment laws for both home and abroad.
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Many companies looking to expand into an emerging market like Africa, usually don’t know the terrain and therefore naturally encounter challenges to setting up and managing people. Small-medium enterprises and multinational enterprises aren’t always clear on how to find candidates, hire local teams in new locations, structure contracts or employment applications, set up payroll, understand local HR, or deal with financial or legal issues concerning labour laws and practices that might arise.
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They also tend to experience challenges in managing a multicultural team in an inclusive, sensitive way, creating and managing workflows and company culture across multiple locations locally and globally, language barriers, and time zones in addition to ensuring equity and inclusion on local and global teams, whilst managing an employer brand in new markets.
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At OML our experience has thought us that international companies who try to operate in Africa without partnering with a local competent HR service provider experience the hardest liabilities and problems. The labour laws, HR practices, and cultural diversity in Africa are a minefield and therefore companies coming into Africa need to align with professionals who understand both the international and local needs of human capital management.
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This is why at OML we have formed a network of HR In Country Partners and associates (ICPA) in each country, who have been carefully selected against an exhaustive set of criteria and background checks to work with us when we need them. We understand that the efforts of local human resources practitioners are critical in identifying these challenges and developing solutions that support the effective expansions of each client.
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At OML we provide advisory and legal services in the areas of:
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HR advisory
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Employer of Record (we help you find EORs outside our jurisdiction.
Culture sensitivity, diversity, and inclusion
Compliance (e.g. labour laws, regulations, tax liability, risk assessment, etc.)
Payroll services and HR systems
Expatriate management (work permits, immigration, etc.).
Talent management and succession planning.
Recruitment (with onboarding and Offboarding).
Labour law advisory
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Documentation (policy handbooks, collective agreements/employment contracts).
Terminations and dismissals
Industrial relation (e.g. Union management and collective agreement negotiations).
Dispute management and employee relations
We integrate specialist operational legal advice with commercial best practices in HR management avoiding duplicate spending and the ‘disconnect’ between advice and practice. We also provide information, advice, training to help prevent or resolve workplace problems.
Contact us today to find out how we can support you with your advisory needs at peopleservices@omlafrica.co.uk
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"Advice that suits you not us! Clients trust us to give timely, pragmatic advice that meets their organization’s goals, safely within the labor laws of the country they operate."
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To find out how we can help your company in Africa.
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Contact us
Find out how we can assist your business.
Call: +44 (0)
Email: peopleservices@omlafrica.co.uk