People & Impact
People & Impact
to strengthen people practices, leadership capability and community impact.
to strengthen people practices, leadership capability and community impact.
The People and Impact department is experienced employment consulting specialists who helps organisations navigate labour, people, culture and social impact matters with clarity, fairness and practical execution.
Services span advisory, organisational change, labour relations, conscious contracting, board participation and support for global organisations operating in South Africa.
What we do
People Strategy, Culture and Social Impact
Advisory & Strategy
Support for organisations that need clearer direction, stronger people strategy and aligned community engagement. This service includes organisational and people strategy development, strategy facilitation, B-BBEE strategy support, employee benefits workshops and BEE partner search support.
Labour & Employee Relations
Expert labour and employee relations support focused on fairness, transparency and organisational stability. This includes labour law compliance, HR and IR advisory, interim Head of People support, worker forum setup, policy rebuilding, recruitment support and candidate sourcing.
People-Centred Organisational Change
Practical support for organisations going through restructuring, policy change, team development or difficult internal transitions. Services include handbook and HR policy creation, leadership and team training, change facilitation, employee surveys, mediation and international employee solutions.
Social Impact Integration
A service designed to connect business goals with sustainable community development. Work includes community liaison, mediation between organisations and communities, innovation hub setup, skills mapping and community survey coordination.
Conscious Contracting
Professional support for managing retrenchments with compassion and legal compliance.
Speaking & Thought Leadership
Speaking and thought leadership for organisations, events and leadership forums seeking practical insight on labour law, employee relations, DEI, women in business, mediation, social impact and entrepreneurship.
Board Participation
Strategic board-level support for organisations facing complex people, governance and social impact issues. This includes board participation, strategic advisory work, labour law guidance, DEI leadership input and ethical decision-making support.
Global Participation
Support for international organisations employing or expanding into South Africa. Services include South African labour law guidance, locally compliant HR policies and contracts, local HR partnership support, workforce structuring, B-BBEE navigation and support for remote South African teams.
Why Work with People & Impact
We have no shortage of highly skilled and experienced experts, ready to Solve Your employment queries.
Practical guidance on complex people issues
Strong grounding in HR, labour and legal thinking
Clear support across strategy, governance and implementation
People-centred approach to change, conflict and communication
Relevant support for both local and international organisations
Meet Your Expert
We have no shortage of highly skilled and experienced experts, ready to solve your employment queries.
Silke Rathbone
Silke Rathbone is the Senior Principal Partner behind People & Impact. She holds a BA (HRM), LLB and LLM (Netherlands) and leads a service offering focused on people strategy, labour and employee relations, organisational change, social impact, conscious contracting, thought leadership, board participation and global people support in South Africa
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We support organisations to navigate complex people and the workplace challenges in a humane, practical and people-centred way.
Client Stories
Our Experts in Labour Law don’t only talk the talk, but walk the walk. Delivering 5 star results in the process.
Ker & Downey Africa
Frequently Asked Questions
What does People & Impact do?
People & Impact supports organisations with people strategy, culture, labour relations and social impact work in a practical and people-centred way.
Who is People & Impact for?
The service is suited to organisations dealing with workplace complexity, labour matters, organisational change, governance questions, community engagement or South African people compliance needs.
Do you assist with labour law and employee relations?
Yes. Services include labour law compliance, employee relations support, HR and IR advisory, worker forum support and interim Head of People assistance.
Can you help with organisational change?
Yes. People & Impact supports restructuring, leadership and team training, policy development, employee surveys, mediation and change facilitation
Do you offer support for contracts and policies?
Yes. Conscious Contracting focuses on drafting contracts, policies and agreements in plain, simple language so they are easier to understand and apply.
Do you work with boards and leadership teams?
Yes. The offering includes board participation, strategic advisory support, people strategy input, DEI guidance and ethical governance support.