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Naresh GovenderVerified

Industrial Relations Manager

Motor trade

Nigeria500 plus employees

4.0

07 Sept 2024

Leave requests left email and never came back

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. The best onboarding workflow in the category. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.

What works

Large integration catalogue and a proper open API. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Mandla ZwaneVerified

Industrial Relations Manager

Logistics and transport

KimberleySole trader

5.0

30 Aug 2024

Onboarding admin dropped by half

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Reporting a board will actually read. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

The best onboarding workflow in the category. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Anke MthembuVerified

HR Manager

Financial services

Pietermaritzburg201 to 500 employees

5.0

15 Aug 2024

Leave requests left email and never came back

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Employees log in voluntarily, which is rare. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.

What works

Reporting a board will actually read. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Marisa Ndlovu

HR Manager

Construction

George201 to 500 employees

5.0

10 Aug 2024

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Reporting a board will actually read. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.

What works

Employees log in voluntarily, which is rare. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Danielle PillayVerified

Learning and Development Manager

Information technology

CenturionSole trader

3.0

04 Aug 2024

Solid core, disappointing reporting

Solid for the core, but we still keep a spreadsheet for the reporting we actually need. The best onboarding workflow in the category. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. It is a reasonable choice, provided you know what it does not do.

What works

Employees log in voluntarily, which is rare. Managers found it easy enough to use.

What does not

There is no local payroll integration. BCEA leave had to be configured rather than selected.

Shalini TaylorVerified

Plant Manager

Engineering

Cape Town201 to 500 employees

5.0

20 Jul 2024

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

What works

Employees log in voluntarily, which is rare. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely.

What does not

Recruitment is a separate module at a separate price.

Yusuf MahlanguVerified

HR Officer

Education

Botswana201 to 500 employees

4.0

25 Jun 2024

The audit trail saved us at a CCMA hearing

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Large integration catalogue and a proper open API. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Reporting a board will actually read. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.

Anke Khumalo

HR Officer

Construction

Gqeberha11 to 50 employees

4.0

25 Jun 2024

Employees actually log in, which surprised me

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Reporting a board will actually read. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Reporting a board will actually read. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.

Andre NkosiVerified

HR Business Partner

Financial services

East London500 plus employees

5.0

01 Jun 2024

Managers use it without being chased

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Large integration catalogue and a proper open API. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Employees log in voluntarily, which is rare. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Mandla CupidoVerified

Learning and Development Manager

Retail

Sandton2 to 10 employees

4.0

27 Apr 2024

The audit trail saved us at a CCMA hearing

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Large integration catalogue and a proper open API. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.

What works

Large integration catalogue and a proper open API. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.

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What works

Large integration catalogue and a proper open API. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training.

What does not

Data is hosted offshore, which our information officer had to sign off.