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Kabelo MaharajVerified

Chief Operating Officer

Marketing and advertising

Cape TownSole trader

5.0

30 May 2025

Leave requests left email and never came back

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Strong multi entity handling for groups. 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

Granular permissions that properly restrict special personal information. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Rajesh VenterVerified

Employment Equity Officer

Education

Witbank51 to 200 employees

3.0

22 May 2025

Works, but BCEA leave needed configuring

It has reduced admin, just not as much as the demo suggested. Granular permissions that properly restrict special personal information. 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

Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. Leave management works reliably.

What does not

There is no local payroll integration. Performance management is basic.

Refilwe ZuluVerified

Owner

Agriculture

Klerksdorp2 to 10 employees

5.0

18 May 2025

Employees actually log in, which surprised me

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Data protection controls built for GDPR, which POPIA closely follows. 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

Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. The employee file holds everything in one place with proper permissions. Onboarding checklists removed most of the first week paperwork.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Kevin CoetzeeVerified

HR Officer

Motor trade

Centurion500 plus employees

4.0

16 May 2025

Employees actually log in, which surprised me

Managers approve leave from their phones now, which was the whole point. Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. 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. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Data protection controls built for GDPR, which POPIA closely follows. 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.

Nicola JoubertVerified

People Operations Lead

Logistics and transport

ZambiaSole trader

4.0

05 May 2025

Leave requests left email and never came back

The employee file being in one place made our last inspection straightforward. Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. 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

Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. 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.

Sanele MnisiVerified

Operations Director

Telecommunications

WitbankSole trader

3.0

08 Apr 2025

Works, but BCEA leave needed configuring

Solid for the core, but we still keep a spreadsheet for the reporting we actually need. Strong multi entity handling for groups. 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. I would shortlist it, not necessarily pick it.

What works

Document and approval workflows with a full audit trail. The employee record is well organised.

What does not

The mobile experience is weaker than the desktop. BCEA leave had to be configured rather than selected.

Retha Ramavhoya

HR Director

Food and beverage

Paarl2 to 10 employees

2.0

24 Mar 2025

Support hours never overlap with ours

It was clearly built for a different labour market. In practice, the parts we were sold on never worked the way they were demonstrated. The gaps are the kind that create work rather than save it. We moved to an alternative and the difference was immediate.

What works

The employee database itself is fine.

What does not

Support hours do not overlap with our working day. Leave rules never matched South African requirements. The interface is dated and slow.

Retha TitusVerified

Owner

Marketing and advertising

VereenigingSole trader

4.0

22 Feb 2025

Leave requests left email and never came back

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Granular permissions that properly restrict special personal information. 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

Strong multi entity handling for groups. 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.

Cheslyn NelVerified

HR Officer

Education

Bloemfontein2 to 10 employees

4.0

06 Feb 2025

Employees actually log in, which surprised me

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Strong multi entity handling for groups. 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

Strong multi entity handling for groups. Document storage with e signature removed a printing step entirely. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

Reporting is adequate rather than strong.

Danielle MahlanguVerified

Owner

Logistics and transport

Randburg201 to 500 employees

4.0

06 Feb 2025

Our employment equity return took hours, not weeks

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Granular permissions that properly restrict special personal information. 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. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Data protection controls built for GDPR, which POPIA closely follows. Leave requests and approvals happen on the phone without training. Reporting on headcount and turnover is available without asking IT.

What does not

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

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Kabelo MaharajVerified

Chief Operating Officer

Marketing and advertising

Cape TownSole trader

5.0

30 May 2025

We had leave in a shared spreadsheet for six years. This was overdue. Granular permissions that properly restrict special personal information. 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. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

What does not

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