Prudential Uganda and PwC Unveil 2022 Best HR Practices Survey to Recognize Firms with the Best HR Practices

Prudential Uganda in partnership with Price water house Coopers (PwC) has today launched the Best HR Practices Survey 2022 to recognize organisations with Best HR Practices in Uganda. This is the second time the survey is happening after the inaugural 2021 survey.

Tetteh Ayitevie (4th R) CEO at Prudential Uganda, Owek. Apollo. N. Makubuya (6th L) Board Chair of Prudential Uganda, Uthman Mayanja( 2nd R) PwC Country Senior Partner, Patrick Okello (C) Commissioner for Human Resources, Office Of the Prime Minister at the launch of the Best HR Practices Survey 2022 to recognize organisations with Best HR Practices in Uganda. The event was held today at the Kampala Serena hotel.

The survey is designed to collect feedback directly from employees on 14 thematic areas that are of most relevance to management of Human Resources today. The feedback from the survey will be analysed to provide insights into those thematic areas to enable employers to better understand the views of their employees across each thematic area and to inform actions and programs designed by employers to respond to feedback from their employees.

Prudential Uganda CEO, Tetteh Ayitevie congratulated all organisations that demonstrated best practices in the 2021 survey and urged the Heads of HR to encourage their staff to participate in the 2022 survey.

He also thanked the government for taking interest and putting their weight behind the initiative to promote best practices in Human Resources Management

“I particularly want to thank the Government of Uganda for recognizing the importance of promoting best HR practices in both the private and government sector. Human resource is an integral element in any organisation, as it guarantees business continuity and effective service delivery that impacts not just the organisation but the community and country at large. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a shared blueprint for prosperity for people and the planet, most of which are key issues articulated in the survey. Some of these key issues the survey explores are organisational sustainability, reduced inequalities, decent work and economic growth, innovation, and health & well-being; all of which affect employees to a personal level.

He added, “Today, we are pleased to launch the Best HR Practice Survey 2022 which will take the same approach as the inaugural survey, requiring employees to share their thoughts about the key things at the workplace that allow for productivity and excellence for both the employer and employee”.

Speaking on behalf PwC, Uthman Mayanja, the Country Senior Partner, explained that “In addition to the recognition, each participating organisation will receive the 2022 HR Best Practices Survey report and the report will highlight best HR practices across the fourteen thematic areas that will be covered in the survey.

All the information received from the employees will be handled with strict privacy guidelines and is not accessed by Prudential Assurance,” he said.

Speaking on behalf of the office of the prime minister, Government Chief Whip, Hon. Hamson Obua said an initiative such as the Prudential Best HR Practices survey shows the commitment and dedication of the private sector towards achieving the economic transformation of Uganda by highlighting practices that are best for the development of our collective human resources capacity.

“I therefore urge all employers to encourage the participation of their employees and be open to embrace the feedback your employees offered as the effect ripples through the communities and country at large. I am confident that this survey will offer key insights to all employers including Government and also inform Government’s continued evaluation of policies that enhance skilling of Ugandans and optimizing the productivity of our workforce,” he said.

The inaugural 2021 survey was conducted between October – December 2021. 534 organisations participated with 1,526 Survey responses. Some of the thematic areas of this survey are diversity and inclusion, flexible performance management, talent development, employee empowerment and wellness, collaboration and communication, reward and recognition, quality and innovation.

Uganda Breweries Limited emerged as the overall winner of the HR Best Practices Survey 2021. Other notable winners from the thematic categories included: TotalEnergies E&P Uganda, dfcu Bank, aBi Development among others.

This year, the survey will be conducted in between November and December.

Prudential Assurance Uganda Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc which provides life and health insurance and asset management, with a focus on Asia and Africa.

The business helps people get the most out of life, by making healthcare affordable and accessible and by promoting financial inclusion. Prudential protects people’s wealth, helps them grow their assets, and empowers them to save for their goals. The business has more than 17 million life customers in Asia and Africa and is listed on stock exchanges in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York.

Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America or with The Prudential Assurance Company Limited, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

Prudential Uganda is regulated by the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers has been operating in Uganda for over 50 years, serving a broad spectrum of clients including, Government, Development Partners and the Private Sector.

They provide unequaled practical solutions to development and business problems in both public and private sectors. Their staff and partners have acquired in-depth understanding of the business, social, cultural and economic issues in Uganda, other parts of Africa and the rest of the world enabling the firm to draw from a large pool of experiences in a wide range of technical and sectoral disciplines.

At PwC, the purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. It is a network of firms in 155 countries with over 327,000 people who are committed to delivering quality assurance, advisory and tax services.

The Ugandan firm of PwC (and its legacy firms) has operated in Uganda for over 50 years, serving a broad spectrum of clients including, Government, Development Partners and the Private Sector.

Their local capability comprises over 100 professionals possessing an in-depth understanding of local business, social, cultural and economic issues. They combine this knowledge with deep functional and industry knowledge to create the value that you are looking for.

The firm is a full member of the network of PwC and has unrestrained access to the global network’s vast resource base of proprietary knowledge, methodologies and experience.