The Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana (CIHRM) has issued a statement informing the general public, especially HR Practitioners and service providers in the country, to register with the institute and be in good standing before practicing HR in Ghana.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CIHRM, Dr. Francis Eduku, said, the practice of human resource management/human resource development in Ghana is regulated by the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana Act, 2020 (Act 1020) and entreated all HR Practitioners, as well as HR Consultants and service providers, to comply with Act 1020. 

Dr. Eduku added that under the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana Regulations, 2023 (L.I. 2472), the practice of human resource management comprises the:

• performance of various human resource management roles in an organisation, as an occupation;
• provision of tuition for human resource professional examinations;
• organisation of continuing professional development for human resource management practitioners;
• provision of human resource management solutions;
• outsourcing of personnel; and
• provision of other human resource management services.

The CEO also referenced Section 18 of Act 1020, which specifically states:

A person shall not

• practise as a human resource management practitioner, or
• provide tuition for professional examinations in human resource management unless that person is registered as a member of the Institute.

The statement also emphasised that the Institute is enforcing its mandate and requires all human resource management (HRM) practitioners, HR Consultants, HR Freelancers, and other HR Service/Solution Providers to register with the Institute and be in good standing.

“It is a breach of Act 1020 to perform HR function(s) in Ghana if you are not a registered member of the Institute and not in good standing. The Institute, by this notice, is also advising organisations/institutions to comply with the provisions of Act 1020,” the statement concluded.