Who We Are

21st Century Pay Solutions Group is one of the biggest remuneration consultancies in Africa with a resource pool of over 50 specialist consultants. Our mission is to be the best value for money providers of business and pay solutions, with best of breed practices in the reward arena. We are well known in the reward field for delivering pragmatic, usable solutions that are easy to administer once the consultant has completed the project.

We work with over 1500 clients, including over 65% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), as well as unlisted, parastatal, government and non-profit organisations. We work in the Southern Africa region, including Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, as well as the Central and East Africa regions. We do all the remuneration work in Africa for Aon Hewitt, one of the largest HR consultancies in the world.

Services We Offer

21st Century Pay Solutions Group is a client-focused consulting practice, specialising in the following areas of reward consulting:

Job profiling

Job evaluation - implementation, mediation, arbitration, expert witness

Alternative reward schemes

Benchmarking reward systems and market pay practice (all levels of staff)

In-house benchmarking of pay data, using our extensive internal database

National salary surveys via "RewardOnline", our real-time web-based national salary survey

Niche industry surveys, whether for a niche industry or a niche set of jobs

Salary and pay structures / pay scale design

Perception surveys (climate, engagement etc.)

Performance management and appraisals

Short-term incentive schemes (executive, shop - floor and sales)

Long-term incentive schemes

Human Resources strategy and policy

Remuneration strategy and policy

Attraction and retention strategies for hot-skilled employees

Remuneration committees

Succession planning and policies

Career development and talent management

Skills audits

Broadbanding and multiskilling

Compliance with legislation e.g. Employment Equity Act

Organisation design and re-structure

Tax structuring and Total Package conversions

21st Century has a range of innovative electronic and web-based products that are available to support these interventions.

On-site courses are offered for each of the above areas of expertise, as well as:

Finance for HR Managers

Excel for HR Managers